Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ342281
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Shift Work among American Women and Child Care.
Presser, Harriet B.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, v48 n3 p551-63 Aug 1986
Reveals a high prevalence of shift work among mothers aged 18 to 44 with a preschool-aged child. Marital status is found to be a determinant of shift-work status for full-timers. Examines the relationship between shift-work status and child-care use showing primary reliance on father care for mothers employed non-days. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Day Care, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Parent Responsibility, Working Hours
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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