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Work in the Family and in the Labor Market: A Cross-National, Reciprocal Analysis.
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Kalleberg, Arne L.; Rosenfeld, Rachel A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1990
Examined interrelationships by sex between domestic work and labor market work in the United States, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Findings suggested that Scandinavian women used their greater opportunities for part-time employment to reconcile family and labor market responsibilities. No significant effects were observed for men in any of the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities
A Cross-national Comparison of the Gender Gap in Income.
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Rosenfeld, Rachel A.; Kalleberg, Arne L. – American Journal of Sociology, 1990
Compares labor market samples from two dualist countries--the United States and Canada whose employment and family-related policies are decentralized--and two corporatist countries--Norway and Sweden whose policies are centralized. Hypothesizes that Scandinavian countries would show less effect from family responsibilities and fewer gender…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Employed Women, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries