Journal article
Job Volatility of Rural, Low-income Mothers: A Mixed Methods Approach
Journal of family and economic issues, Vol.29(1), pp.5-22
03/2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115827
Abstract
The struggle for rural, low-income mothers to enter and remain in the workforce can contribute to job volatility, longitudinal changes in employment patterns. This study used a mixed methods longitudinal approach to examine job volatility of 245 rural, low-income mothers across 14 states. The mothers were categorized into three groups: stable employment, intermittent employment, and continuous unemployment. Work and family responsibilities were a continuous struggle for these mothers. Some mothers addressed these struggles through changing jobs, receiving social support, and/or staying out of the workforce to care for their children. To reduce job volatility, both qualitative and quantitative analyses showed that human capital development requires workplace flexibility and social support in addition to the traditional investments in education and healthcare.
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- Title
- Job Volatility of Rural, Low-income Mothers: A Mixed Methods Approach
- Creators
- Ann Berry - Department of Family and Consumer Sciences University of Tennessee 218 Morgan Hall Knoxville TN 37996-4501 USAMary Katras - Department of Family Social Science University of Minnesota 1985 Buford Avenue St. Paul MN 55108-6140 USAYoshie Sano - Department of Human Development Washington State University Vancouver 14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue Vancouver WA 98686-9600 USAJaerim Lee - Department of Family Social Science University of Minnesota 1985 Buford Avenue St. Paul MN 55108-6140 USAJean Bauer - Department of Family Social Science University of Minnesota 1985 Buford Avenue St. Paul MN 55108-6140 USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of family and economic issues, Vol.29(1), pp.5-22
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Publisher
- Springer US; Boston
- Identifiers
- 99900548598701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article