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Processes of Change in Work/Home Incompatibilities: Employed Mothers 1986–1999
Author(s) -
Tiedje Linda Beth
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2004.00386.x
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , psychology , work (physics) , qualitative property , qualitative research , developmental psychology , gerontology , social psychology , sociology , computer science , clinical psychology , engineering , medicine , social science , mechanical engineering , machine learning
This study examined multi‐level change processes occurring in the lives of employed mothers in response to work and family incompatibilities. Data were collected from 158 professional women in seven waves of data spanning 13 years. The data were subjected to qualitative analysis following Colaizzi's (1978) method. Seven themes emerged: (a) individual mutabilities, (b) James Baldwin's paradox, (c) time enough (d) coping, (e) incremental change, (f) new occasions teach new duties, and (g) strength from others.