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Social work with middle‐class S panish families: The challenge of the work–family conflict
Author(s) -
Segado SánchezCabezudo Sagrario,
López Peláez Antonio
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 1369-6866
DOI - 10.1111/ijsw.12012
Subject(s) - work (physics) , work–family conflict , middle class , class (philosophy) , social psychology , social class , sociology , psychology , public relations , political science , computer science , law , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering
In the current economic crisis, middle‐class families often find themselves immersed in a process of downward social mobility. These are families in which both spouses work, and where many relational conflicts begin in the sphere of work–family reconciliation and the allocation of household responsibilities. This article presents the results of a research study we conducted on middle‐class families in S pain. We focus specifically on the problems associated with work–family reconciliation and gender, and the mitigating role played by social support. Based on our results, we want to call the attention to a prevalent and ‘new’ conflict in family‐based practice social work in S pain: the work–family conflict.