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Walker, Lynn S.; And Others – Counseling Psychologist, 1987
Predominant social values--independence of families, minimal government intervention, separation of home and workplace, and the sex-typed division of labor--lead to policies that create dilemmas for dual-career families. Presents a counseling process that traces such dilemmas to discrepancies between family and social policy values. Suggests…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Standards, Counseling Techniques, Dual Career Family