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Peer reviewedHoffman, Lois Wladis – American Psychologist, 1979
Maternal employment is a part of modern family life, a response to changes such as smaller families and more efficient household management. Not only does maternal employment meet parents' needs, but it is a pattern better suited for socializing the child for the adult role s/he will occupy. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Child Rearing, Children
Hoffman, Lois Wladis – 1980
Research on the relationship between maternal employment and academic orientations of school-aged children is critically reviewed, and avenues for future research are suggested. Most data reviewed are based on white, intact families. Patterns of academic orientation were found to differ by sex and, particularly for sons, by social class. Daughters…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Employed Parents, Employed Women
