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Family Work and Relationships: Lessons From Families of Men Whose Jobs Require Travel
Author(s) -
Zvonkovic Anisa M.,
Solomon Catherine Richards,
Humble Áine M.,
Manoogian Margaret
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00327.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , paid work , sociology , family systems theory , family studies , psychology , social psychology , public relations , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , anthropology
This study explores how family members experience their lives when family breadwinners must be absent from home because of their jobs. Informed by general systems theory and contextual perspectives, we described wives’ family work that supports the breadwinner role and maintains the emotional connections among family members. From our findings about how families of commercial fishermen and long‐haul truckers manage their time and their paid and unpaid work, we applied their challenges and strategies to other families experiencing difficulties related to time and work involvement.