The interference of paid work with household demands in different social policy contexts: Perceived work-household conflict in Sweden, the UK, the Netherlands, Hungary, and the Czech Republic

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 597-617

  Strandh, Mattias ^a   Nordenmark, Mikael ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Gender ideology; Welfare regimes; Work; Work household conflict

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS;

EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 36048952513     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2006.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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