1 4 23 13 Work and Family Paid Work and Stress o Lack of autonomy and control in work setting o Belittlement from superiors o Threat of job loss ex layoffs o Interpersonal products o Work politics and power Stress on the job via lack of autonomy on the job breaks down Impact of Economic Downturn o Young adults at home o Foreclosures Job loss public benefits usage increase family tensions depression violence Overworked and Underworked Americans o Role Overload state of having too many roles with conflicting o Balancing family life and work life may be more difficult b c people demands are working longer hours Spillover stressful events of ones daily life that often spill over into other parts of his her daily life o 26 of employees in bad mood at home because of work 2 o 28 don t have enough energy for family Gender and Spillover o Wives cast in supportive role and may buffer husbands from further stress o Men more likely to withdraw from families if stressed o Men work spilling over into family more acceptable o Women family spilling over into work more acceptable Care Work uncompensated labor that family members devote towards the most vulernable members of the family those who cannot care for themselves ex children elders ill or disabled o Face to face activity of one person meeting another one s needs o Yet it perform critical public function somebody has to do it o E x bathing feeding changing a Band Aid Features of Care Work o Valued paid very little or not at all o Doesn t accrue retire or other benefits Care Work Movement o Breaking the work family boundary o Care work as a public responsibility o Valuing caring labor Care Work and Paid Work Balance o Division of housework has become more equal 3 o Total amount of housework done by married couples has declined Care Work as a Public Responsibility o Caring for children and elderly should be recognized as a socially important contribution o Workers can accrue retirement benefits only through paid work The Societal Value of Carework with Kids to the State Children are future workers ad taxpayers o Good childcare fosters optimal child development o They grow up and support the elderly as adults by working fund social security Investments in children offer paybacks to society o Families can sustain a higher standard of living o Enables both spouses to work How we Live The Policy Changes o American parents work more but most don t have public preschool o Work family balance policies have helped white collar workers far options more 58 5 of mothers with children under the age of six and 73 2 of mothers with children ages 6 17 were in the labor force
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