SOCI 3660 Lecture 4: January 31
19 Apr 2017
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The consequences of managing both paid and unpaid work in the family. The consequences of balancing work and family: conflict (nuclear family house) Time crunch: as a result of balancing the demands of paid work with a second shift in the home. Overload: feeling physically, mentally, and emotionally unable to meet conflicting time demands. Interference: family caregiving hinders paid work performance or vice versa. The two domains, when they conflict, interfere with one another. Perceptions of all of the above-stress, psychological distress. Ontario"s social assistance/safety nets: expected to be seeking a job and demonstrating initiative to obtain a paid job. Even persons who experience low income can feel this interference, time crunch, etc. Most mothers on social assistance can be perceived as employable. When mothers are mandated to act on perceptions of their employability-they must participate in education, training or placements-they can experience a time crunch, interference, and overload too.
