The social context of married women's work and its impact on black husbands and white husbands
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The effect of women's work on their husbands' well-being was analyzed. Women were categorized as homemakers, wage earners and career women. Homemakers' husbands were found to face the greatest hardship in fulfilling their role as providers. Wage earners' husbands, on the other hand, benefited from the financial support provided by their partners. Career women's husbands reported lower marital well-being and greater anxiety when they performed household chores and helped in child rearing. The social context from which these findings were based differed between black and white husbands.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1995
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The impact of husbands' and wives' relative earnings on marital disruption
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The influence of married couples' relative earnings on marital disruption was investigated. Data from the 1986-1989 Panel Study of Income Dynamics were analyzed using a discrete-time hazard model to test the relationship between relative earnings of husbands and wives and the likelihood of marital disruption. Empirical results showed that a couple's relative earnings indeed contribute to marital disruption in a nonlinear manner. This nonlinear effect can be attributed to the different economic circumstances of married couples.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1998
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Maternal employment, parent involvement, and mathematics achievement among adolescents
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Assessment of the data on 13,881 students and their parents from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 revealed maternal employment status to be independent of adolescent students' academic improvement. However, after accounting for the amount of free after-school time spent by students, offspring of unemployed or part-time mothers were found to benefit moderate enhancement in their academic standing.
Publication Name: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0022-2445
Year: 1995
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