Lower-Wage Workers and the New Realities of Work and Family

Susan J. Lambert
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Susan J. Lambert: School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1999, vol. 562, issue 1, 174-190

Abstract: Changes in both social policy and business conditions make this a critical as well as an opportune time to extend a work family perspective to lower-wage workers and to organizations in the community that, in addition to the workplace, affect the well-being of low-income families. Drawing on literature from the fields of work and family, public policy, and organizational sociology, the author reviews what current research tells us about the special challenges that confront lower-wage workers as they combine work and family responsibilities. Integrating knowledge from these fields leads to concerns about current welfare-to-work efforts and opens up new avenues for improving the prospects of lower-wage workers and their families.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1177/000271629956200112

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