The purpose of the present study was to identify variables which
are related to the degree of commitment to a dual-work lifestyle held
by engaged individuals who indicated their intentions for such workfamily
patterns after marriage. The study also grouped couples
according to patterns of commitment, and examined differences by...
Statistics indicate that the number of dual-career couples, and
thus dual-career women, has continued to increase (Holahan & Gilbert,
1979a; Jump, 1986; Maples, 1981; Sekaran, 1983). Very little is known,
however, about how these women make their career-related decisions
(Morgan & Hock, 1984). The major purpose of the present study...
This study compared wives defined as underemployed by educational
mismatch with not underemployed wives on four major predictor variables--
relative market work advantage; degree of competition in the
female labor market; time demands from family members; and assistance
with childcare and other housework. The data were from NE 113, An...
This study examined job satisfaction levels between employed
single women and employed married women. The specific objectives of
the study were: (1) to investigate differences in the level of job
satisfaction between employed single women and employed married
women- (2) to investigate the factors whicn influence the level of
job...
The researcher 1) explored Thai employed wives' perceived fairness in the
division of household labor and child care, 2) investigated factors determining Thai's
working wives' perception of fairness in the division of household labor and child care,
and 3) developed a model of the determinants of wives' perceived fairness in...
This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
Families of remarriage constitute a growing number of
American families. The spiraling divorce rate of the 1970s
was accompanied by a concomitant increase in the number of
remarriages. Forty percent of American families today
contain at least one spouse that has been previously
married, thus studying relationships within families of...
Shaped by life course and feminist perspectives, this study investigated the influence of finances, human capital, health, family situations, and work factors on two different retirement transitions among married and partnered men and women. Because women and men arrive at retirement under different life circumstances, logistic regression analyses were conducted...