Interpreting the Intersections of Work and Family: Frame Conflicts in Women’s Work
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2000
Abstract
The reluctance of many workers to take advantage of flexible work schedules and other discretionary benefits is evidence of the continuing influence of "separate spheres" ideology and other traditional value premises in contemporary organizations. This article uses the concepts of "frame" and "framing" to examine the interpretive context of work and family practices in the lives of female engineers, a group whose occupational culture informally maintains a strong bifurcation of public and private domains. Drawing on qualitative interviews with twelve women who are engineers and mothers, this article examines the ways they negotiate various interrelated cultural and institutional expectations in their efforts to create a socially approved, professional identity.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Electronic Journal of Communication, v. 10, no. 3-4
Scholar Commons Citation
Jorgenson, Jane, "Interpreting the Intersections of Work and Family: Frame Conflicts in Women’s Work" (2000). Communication Faculty Publications. 898.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/spe_facpub/898
