Background
Article Abstract:
Work-related stress has been around for centuries. With the onset of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, workers suddenly found themselves rendering long hours of work and sacrificing precious time for the family. The 20th century further transformed the typical American worker. Assimilation in the corporate culture becomes a necessity. Parental role gained a new definition. Women are torn between their roles as wife-mother and office personnel. Men are expected to have their share in child-rearing. This is what transition meant in the American workplace.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1992
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Outlook
Article Abstract:
The present dilemma of the US working class is less likely to change in the near future. Apparently, not all Americans like to return to the old ways. They feel that adjustment ought to occur in the workplace and not in the family. The conventional view of a family having a single breadwinner is a thing of the past. Radical reforms at the societal level should include the new definition of family or parenthood. Success-driven Americans will continue to feel the pressure on the job for as long as their competitive spirits persist.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1992
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