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Peer reviewedKalleberg, 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
Download full textAppelbaum, Eileen; Bailey, Thomas; Berg, Peter; Kalleberg, Arne L. – 2002
Until the 1970s, social norms dictated that women provided care for their families and men were employed for pay. The rapid increase in paid work for women has resulted in an untenable model of work and care in which all employees are assumed to be unencumbered with family responsibilities and women who care for their families are dismissed as…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Behavior Standards, Caregivers, Child Care
