"Husbands' Occupational Attributes as Constraints on Wives' Employment" by Jeylan Mortimer, Richard Hall et al.
 

Husbands' Occupational Attributes as Constraints on Wives' Employment

Abstract

This Paper Draws Attention to the Implications of the Husband's Occupational Role for the Wife's Employment by Reviewing a Widely Dispersed Literature. It is Argued that Central Attributes of the Husband's Work Role Limit the Sharing Offamily Work and Put Pressure on the Wife to Participate in the "Two-Person Career" Thereby Limiting Her Own Occupational Participation and Attainment. the Socioeconomic Rewards, Career Patterns, Temporal Requirements, Geographical Mobility Pressures, and Sex-Typing of the Husband's Occupation Are Considered. Research is Called for to Investigate Systematically: (1) the Impacts of Husbands' Occupational Attributes on Wives' Employment Decision-Making; (2) the Effects of the "Two-Personcareer" Pattern on Men's, Women's, and Families' Socioeconomic Attainment; and (3) the New Patterns of Work and Family Integration that May Be Currently Emerging. © 1978, Sage Publications. All Rights Reserved.

Department(s)

Business and Information Technology

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1552-8464; 0730-8884

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 SAGE Publications, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1978

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