Work and Family in the 21st Century
Four Research Domains
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12912331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amy Wharton (0000-0002-9763-1655, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 219-235 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00450.x |
| OpenAlex | W1590043596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 81 |
During the last half of the 20th century, married women with children moved into the labor force in large numbers. This change, which occurred throughout the industrialized world, dramatically altered work, family, and gender roles. Working parents today juggle demanding jobs and busy family lives and find it increasingly difficult to balance these activities. Work‐family conflict has become a pressing social issue. This article examines four areas of social science research on work and family, including: work‐family conflict, spillover, and multiple roles; work‐family policies in organizations; effects of work on family life; and cross–national research on work and family. Although much is known about all of these topics, more research is needed to address the work‐family challenges of the 21st century
Balance (ability · Economic growth · Economics · Family life · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Spillover effect · Work (physics · Work–family conflict · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
‘It’s all about flexibility!’ A case study on telework in a Portuguese company after the Covid-19 pandemic
Work–family conflict, psychological availability, and child emotion regulation
Academic parenthood
Narratives of Israeli Women in Retirement
The Gendered Discourse of Work-Family Balance in the Oil and Gas Industry
Family-friendly work perceptions
Feeling the Hands of Time
Gender Differentiation in Paid and Unpaid Work during the Transition to Parenthood
Looking for Work
Making Volunteer-based Democracy 'Work
Non-normative Connections between Work and Family
Hard Choices
Taking time
Gender and Welfare State Regimes
A meta-analytic review of work–family conflict and its antecedents
Work–family conflict, policies, and the job–life satisfaction relationship
Institutional Pressures and Strategic Responsiveness
Parental Leave of Absence
Consequences associated with work-to-family conflict
Getting There from Here
Added Benefits
Work and family satisfaction and conflict
Work-Family Human Resource Bundles and Perceived Organizational Performance.
The Time Bind
Research on Work, Family, and Gender
The Time Divide
Family-Supportive Work Environments
Convergence between measures of work-to-family and family-to-work conflict
Enriching or Depleting? The Dynamics of Engagement in Work and Family Roles
Work and family research in IO/OB
Measuring the positive side of the work–family interface
The constraints of a ‘work–life balance’ approach
The relative contribution of formal and informal organizational work–family support
Demographic Trends in the United States
Reconciliation policies and the effects of motherhood on employment, earnings and poverty
Choosing Work and Family
Gender and the Development of Welfare Regimes
Gender Regimes and Cultures of Care
Demographics of the gay and lesbian population in the United States
Taking on the Second Shift
Representations of work—life balance support
The relationships of national gender equality and organizational support with work-family balance
Father-Friendly Policies and Time-Use Data in a Cross-National Context
Lower-Wage Workers and the New Realities of Work and Family
Work-Family Conflict and Working Conditions in Western Europe
Gendered Challenge, Gendered Response
Work—Family Policies and Poverty for Partnered and Single Women in Europe and North America
Multiple Roles and Role Strain
After The Family Wage
Divergent worlds
Maternal employment and time with children
Work-life initiatives and organizational change
Gender and the Social Rights of Citizenship
At the Heart of Work and Family
Changing Workplaces to Reduce Work-Family Conflict
Raising the Global Floor
When Work Interferes with Life
Family Policies, Wage Structures, and Gender Gaps
Care in Context
Are Parents Investing Less Time in Children? Trends in Selected Industrialized Countries
Gendered Tradeoffs
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Employees' Use of Work-Family Policies and the Workplace Social Context
Employer Characteristics and the Provision of Family Responsive Policies
Use of Formal and Informal Work-Family Policies on the Digital Assembly Line
Family-Friendly Organizations? Work and Family Programs in the 1990s
The Work-Care Balance
The Family Responsive Workplace
Parenthood, Gender and Work-Family Time in the United States, Australia, Italy, France, and Denmark
Time With Children, Children's Well-Being, and Work-Family Balance Among Employed Parents
Work and Family Research in the First Decade of the 21st Century
"Families" in International Context
Work-Family Enrichment and Conflict
Under Pressure
Premarital Cohabitation and Housework
Morality and Work-Family Conflict in the Lives of Poor and Low-Income Women
A cross-cultural test of the work-family interface in 48 countries
Culture and Welfare State Policies
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |