Gender, Work, and Family
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078434 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Kathleen Thorn (corresponding author), Elizabeth Thorn |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosg024 |
| OpenAlex | W4256703336 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Gender, work, and family is the study of the intersection of work and family, with a focus on how those intersections vary by gender. This research is motivated in large part by the tremendous growth in labor force participation among women in their childbearing years during the second half of the twentieth century. This influx of wives and mothers into the workforce has raised questions about the division of labor in the family and whether state and corporate policies are sufficient to support new family types. Researchers also examine the causes of the divergent outcomes men and women experience in the workplace, as well as the effects labor force participation has on family formation, dissolution, and carework. These questions are most frequently researched quantitatively, but qualitative and theoretical work also contributes to the understanding of gender, work, and family
Demographic economics · Division of labour · Economics · Family Leave · Geography · Intersection (aeronautics · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Workforce · Engineering · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Work-Family Balance Challenges
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |