Abstract
Both declining job security and the need for dual careers constitute two complicating factors in the lives of middle-class American families. Rarely, however, are these two phenomena investigated simultaneously. Drawing on both survey and in-depth interview data of a sample of middle-class couples in upstate New York, we document the pervasiveness of couple-level job insecurity, and the extents at-risk couples anticipate job loss and employers prepare workers for job termination. We argue that the new middle-class job insecurity is effectively doubled for dual-earner couples, reshaping the temporalities of career development across the life course.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Workplace Temporalities |
Publisher | JAI Press |
Pages | 439-463 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISBN (Print) | 0762312688, 9780762312689 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Publication series
Name | Research in the Sociology of Work |
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Volume | 17 |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-2833 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (#96-6-9, 99-6-23, 2002-6-8, B2001-50).
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