Social and family responsibility or self-interest
A case study of mothers’ work ethos in a hospital and an accountancy firm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2172004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosalind Edwards (0000-0002-3512-9029), Claire Callender (0000-0002-8795-707X), T Reynolds (0000-0002-9618-6318) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 281-300 |
| Publication date | 2005-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Community Work & Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13668800500142251 |
| OpenAlex | W1624225690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
Mothers’ increasing labour market participation is posed as a key aspect of a growing trend towards individualization — both for ill and for good. In ‘for ill’ versions, mothers’ employment is regarded as undermining commitment to family relationships and leading to a loss of community. In ‘for good’ versions, family and community relationships become contingent upon values of equality and respect. ‘Preference theory’ modifies the individualization thesis, with a posited distinction between mothers in full-time employment with ‘work-centred’ identities and those with part-time work who want ‘adaptive’ or ‘home-centred’ identities. This paper examines such issues, drawing on qualitative case study research on mothers employed full and part time in a hospital and an accountancy firm in the UK. It considers how the variable work ethos of organizations, and the ways mothers engage with these, can interact with their engagement in family and community relationships. In particular, it suggests that employment can be as much about social obligation in a local community, and commitment and obligations to family, as about individualized self-provision and options
Economics · Ethos · Obligation · Paid work · Political science · Preference · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Family Business Performance and Succession · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Law · Social Psychology
Modernity and self-identity
Negotiating Family Responsibilities
Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century
Changes in the Family
Work Orientations and Women's Work
Family Friendly’ Employment Policies
Feminist Fallacies
Democratization of the Family
Attitudes, women's employment and the domestic division of labour
Myths and Counter-Myths
Gender and the Labour Market at the Turn of The Century
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |