The 'family-work project': children's and parents' experiences of working parenthood

被引:7
作者
Harden, Jeni [1 ]
MacLean, Alice [2 ]
Backett-Milburn, Kathryn [3 ]
Cunningham-Burley, Sarah [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Ctr Populat Hlth Sci, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] MRC Social & Publ Hlth Sci Unit, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Edinburgh, Ctr Res Families & Relationships, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, Midlothian, Scotland
关键词
childhood; working parenthood; time; caring; moral narratives; TIME; PERSPECTIVES; CARE;
D O I
10.1332/204674312X645529
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
In the United Kingdom, 83% of families have at least one parent engaged in some form of paid employment. However, the ambiguity within the moral expectations of working parenthood is experienced by some parents as a tension between competing demands for their time. Despite children being considered to be active family members, their views are often absent from research findings. This article draws on data from a qualitative, longitudinal study with 14 working families from Scotland and focuses on children's and parents' experiences of working parenthood over time, and how these experiences can be understood in relation to the moral narratives of parenting and constructions of childhood.
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页码:207 / 222
页数:16
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