Work Schedules and Family Life in Two-Earner Couples
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Family Issues
- Vol. 6 (1) , 61-82
- https://doi.org/10.1177/019251385006001005
Abstract
This study of work schedules in two-earner couples explores the implications of dual schedules for the family life of both working spouses. In particular, it tests Pleck's (1977) notion that work demands are permitted to intrude into family life among men more than they are among women. The study is based on data from the 1977 Quality of Employment Survey. In summary, it found that among two-earner families clear sex differences exist in levels of work schedule demands but not in the degree of responsiveness of family life to those demands.Keywords
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