Assuming Multiple Roles: The Time Crunch.

Autor/in	McKitric, Eloise J.
Titel	Assuming Multiple Roles: The Time Crunch.
Quelle	(1984), (18 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adults; Child Rearing; Dual Career Family; Employed Parents; Employed Women; Family Life; Family Relationship; Family Structure; Females; Home Management; Homemakers; Housework; Job Simplification; Sex Role; Time Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Weibliches Geschlecht; Haushaltswesen; Hausfrau; Hausarbeit; Geschlechterrolle; Zeitmanagement
Abstract	Women's increased labor force participation and continued responsibility for most household work and child care have resulted in "time crunch." This strain results from assuming multiple roles within a fixed time period. The existence of an egalitarian family has been assumed by family researchers and writers but has never been verified. Time management studies have consistently shown that American families spend close to 50 hours per week in unpaid household work. The nonemployed wife performs most of these services; employed homemakers have dealt with their "time crunch" problems by reducing time spent in household work and leisure. Virtually no shift has occurred in household work assumption by the male. One researcher has suggested that shifting household work to the husband, who is viewed as the primary income provider, may not be the answer. Two persons in the family would then be under increased stress. The family can either change to address the problem, or women can use time management techniques. Time management involves assessing what one wants to achieve, sequencing activities, and completing tasks. Work simplification strategies should be used to enhance family members in terms of task accomplishment. (Three tables are appended.) (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01