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.
Recommended Citation
Mortimer, J., Hall, R., & Hill, R. (1978). Husbands' Occupational Attributes as Constraints on Wives' Employment. Work and Occupations, 5(3), pp. 285-313. SAGE Publications.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/073088847800500302
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1552-8464; 0730-8884
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1978
