Home, Work, and Care Economy
A Qualitative Study of Disrupted Ecology and Family Precarity During Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2348635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caitlin Edwards (0000-0001-7576-0483, Colorado State University, Denver CO, USA), Louise Jezierski (0000-0002-7075-2828, James Madison College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, corresponding author), Sejuti Das Gupta (0000-0001-9395-1304, James Madison College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA), Anna Cool (James Madison College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 401-432 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x241263783 |
| OpenAlex | W4400863053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 60 |
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to local family care services and jobs ecologies in both regional formal and informal economies. This case study of the regional economy in Michigan, USA, based on 34 in-depth interviews, explored how families struggled and adapted to find jobs and household services because of pandemic disruption. To understand the impact on families, the paper develops a multi-level ecological framework using three concepts (1) the regional care services ecology; (2) local social networks and institutions where families acquire knowledge and services; and (3) family and work-life balance. Access to social and financial capital in both the formal and informal sectors were crucial to enable families to cope but social positions such as race, type of employment, migration status, and marital status mitigated access to resources. An interdisciplinary approach captures the multi-level experiences and resilience of families, as COVID disrupted community institutions, social networks, and work
Biology · Care work · Precarious work · Precarity · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Medicine · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |