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ERIC Number: EJ788468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1520-3247
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Social Class and the Experience of Work-Family Conflict during the Transition to Adulthood
Ammons, Samantha K.; Kelly, Erin L.
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, n119 p71-84 Spr 2008
The challenges of juggling work and family responsibilities are well known, but there has been little attention to the distinctive work and family experiences of young adults. This chapter explores how class affects young adults' exposure to work-family conflicts and the strategies they use to manage their work and family responsibilities. Using data from a recent cohort of young adults, we find class and gender variations in work and family roles and work-family conflict. Early family formation, coupled with poor working conditions, lead those with lower educational attainments to experience more years of family-to-work interference. In contrast, young adults with more education have more work-to-family interference, and this is especially true for college-educated women. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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