Caretaking as articulation work: The effects of taking up responsibility for a child with asthma on labor force participation

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1351-1363

  Timmermans, Stefan ^a   Freidin, Betina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Care work; Employment; Qualitative research; US

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; LABOR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; PATIENT MONITORING; SELF CARE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; NEW ENGLAND; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548146360     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.027     Document Type: Article

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