Transitions in Mid-life: Women's Work and Family Roles in the 1970s.

Moen, Phyllis

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ERIC Number: EJ428155

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Publication Date: 1991

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Transitions in Mid-life: Women's Work and Family Roles in the 1970s.

Moen, Phyllis

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v53 n1 p135-50 Feb 1991

Examined work and family ties over 10-year period (1970-79) for women aged 35 to 59 using life-course perspective and data from Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Marital status (and marital transitions) and presence of children were related to labor force patterns over 10-year period, but with different effects for women aged 35-44 than for those aged 45-54. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Females, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Status, Middle Aged Adults, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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