Chapter 10 The Economy of Working Families: Balancing Mental, Physical, and Financial Health in the 21st Century

Topics to Cover Overview of economic trends Diversity in work and family life Balancing work and family Poverty and wealth Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Overview of economic trends Explain the roles of historical and contemporary economic trends in the lives of families. Overview of economic trends Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

The Current Economic Climate Overview of economic Trends The Current Economic Climate Economic downsizing and outsourcing “economic scarring” Same jobs, same education, and less money Employees are more expendable Wealth versus income Ethnic differences Financial issues top stressor for families Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Historic Trends Most people have lived in poverty Overview of economic Trends Historic Trends Most people have lived in poverty Societies were more isolated and sparse Industrialization Exposure to weather High density  poverty After WWII Rising affluence and the middle class Upward mobility appeared attainable 1960s: turmoil and change 1970s: oil crisis, more single mothers, women’s liberation, and fiscal conservatism Underemployment Widening gap between rich and poor Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Diversity in work and family life Discuss how workplace policies can influence people’s physical and mental health. Diversity in work and family life Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Gender Differences and the Workplace Diversity in work and family life Gender Differences and the Workplace Biology–environment interactions! Parents’ gender role stereotypes and expectations Gender differences Microsystem experiences Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Working Women in Families Diversity in work and family life Working Women in Families Women and career advancement Mommy track Glass ceiling Sexism Benevolent sexism Hostile sexism Challenges for working women of color Tokenism Glass escalator Wage penalties for women Mommy tax Caring tax Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Working Men in Families Diversity in work and family life Working Men in Families Men in families and work Have experienced the greatest loss of earning Daddy track Men may value families but not supported by work Good provider mentality Macrosystem pressures Family process model of economic hardship Unemployment Loss of income Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

LGBT Issues and Work Discrimination and lower wages Diversity in work and family life LGBT Issues and Work Discrimination and lower wages Dual-earner same-sex households versus heterosexual households “Gayborhoods” Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

African Americans, Work, and Family Diversity in work and family life African Americans, Work, and Family Earn less than whites Gender and ethnicity interactions Socialization differences for girls Lower net worth Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Balancing work and family Identify the economic pressures that impact family relationships. Balancing work and family Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Economic Pressures and Family Relationships Balancing work and family Economic Pressures and Family Relationships Family-friendly policies Family and Medical Leave Act Flex time Job sharing Telecommuting On-site childcare Childcare issues The impact of performing multiple roles Work stress and personality Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Explain how work and family pressures differ from lower and upper socioeconomic status individuals. Poverty and wealth Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Poverty and Wealth Poverty Wealth What about the middle class? More children living in poverty in United States Higher mortality rates Poorer physical and mental health Parent–child relationships Wealth More money, more problems Pressure to “keep up with the Joneses” What about the middle class? Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Chapter Summary Explain the roles of historical and contemporary economic trends in the lives of families. Discuss how workplace policies can influence people’s physical and mental health. Identify the economic pressures that impact family relationships. Explain how work and family pressures differ from lower and upper socioeconomic status individuals. Howe, Marriages & Families in the 21st Century 2e. SAGE Publishing, 2018.

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