Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11991
Employed mothers: the impact of class and marital status on the prioritizing of family and work
In: Social science quarterly, Band 72, Heft Mar 91
ISSN: 0038-4941
Reports the findings of a combined questionnaire and interview study. Professional/managerial mothers were found to give work a higher priority and to allow work to intrude upon their family lives. Conversely, working-class women tended to give their families the highest priority, and family concerns were more likely to intrude upon work. Single mothers were dominated by the structural impact of divorce, role overload, and anxiety. (Abstract amended)