Revisiting the social construction of family in the context of work

T.A. Beauregard; M.F. Ozbilgin; M.P. Bell

doi:10.1108/02683940910922537

Revisiting the social construction of family in the context of work

T.A. Beauregard, M.F. Ozbilgin, M.P. Bell

Hertfordshire Business School

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how traditional definitions of family, in the context of employment, have not kept pace with actual family formation in the USA and much of the rest of the world, and how this disadvantages individuals from atypical (i.e. non-nuclear), but increasingly common, families.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-65
Journal	Journal of Managerial Psychology
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940910922537
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

employment
equal opportunities
family
family roles
legislation

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