让低薪工作与家庭相适应:工薪家庭的看法和策略
Angela Bruns1, Hilary Wething2, Heather D Hill3
1Department of Sociology & Criminology, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, USA.
概括
低薪工人熟练地管理不稳定的工作和家庭生活,尽管选择有限,但仍表现出行动力. 他们的策略涉及大量的劳动和个人牺牲,以实现工作与家庭的平衡.
科学领域:
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 劳动研究 劳动研究
- 家庭研究 家庭研究
背景情况:
- 在过去的50年里,工作场所发生了显著的变化,工作不稳定性越来越高,特别是对于低收入工人来说.
- 这种转变在平衡工作和家庭责任方面带来了挑战,影响了儿童保育和家庭时间管理.
研究的目的:
- 探索低薪工人管理工作和家庭责任的主观经验.
- 确定影响工人对工作与家庭适应和平衡的评估的需求和资源.
- 记录员工使用的策略,以减轻被认为不适合工作和家庭的情况.
主要方法:
- 利用了工作与家庭相适应和平衡的观点,专注于主观评估.
- 对50名低薪工人进行了三轮深入采访.
- 分析数据以了解需求,资源和应对策略.
主要成果:
- 工人对工作与家庭相适应的主观评价受到工作和家庭的突出需求和资源的影响.
- 确定了工人使用的各种策略,以减少他们认为的工作与家庭不合适.
- 突出了工人的代理和熟练导航受约束的选择.
结论:
- 低工资的工人表现出了卓越的技能,能够将不稳定的工作与家庭需求相适应.
- 在不稳定的工作环境中实现工作与家庭平衡需要相当大的努力和个人牺牲.
- 调查结果强调了面对经济不稳定的工人的性和创造力.
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