Rethinking work-family conflict: Dual-earner policies, role conflict and role expansion in Western Europe

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-195

  Grönlund, Anne ^a   Öun, Ida ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dual earner families; Gender; Role expansion; Social policy; Well being; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROLE REVERSAL; SOCIAL POLICY;

WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77954190987     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928710364431     Document Type: Article

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