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Chapter 9Work, Marriage, and Family
Chapter Sections
• 9-1 Effects of Employment on Spouses• 9-2 Effects of Employment on Children• 9-3 Balancing Work and Family• 9-4 Debt
Effects of Employment on Spouses
• How does employment affect marriage relationships?– The more money a partner makes, the more
power that person has in the relationship.– Wives typically make the decisions in more areas
of the relationship.– In ¼ of marriages, wives earn higher incomes than
husbands.
Effects of Employment
• Dual-earner marriage: both husband and wife work outside the home to provide economic support for the family– Over 2/3 of marriages involve 2 earners.
• Can you put a price on the amount of work a stay home partner provides?– A stay-at-home parent provides an estimated $50,000
in services.– What kind of problems are created by not estimating
such costs?
Effects of Employment
• Mommy track: stopping paid employment to spend time with young children
• Opting out: professional women leaving their careers and returning home to care for their children
• Careers may suffer from opting out.• Homemakers tend to be happier than full-time
working wives, but why?
Effects of Employment
• Dual-career marriage: a marriage in which both spouses pursue careers and maintain a life together that may or may not include dependents
Effects on Children
High quality day-care:• Produces less stress for children• Results in less depression for mothers• Is cost effective• Is safe
Balancing
Women deal with 3 shifts:• First shift: work• Second shift: house care
and child care• Third shift: expenditure
of emotional energy by a spouse or parent in dealing with various issues in family living
Debt
• The recession beginning in mid-2008 has resulted in job lay-offs, housing foreclosures, and fear about the financial future.
• Poverty has increased.• Cost of health care is a major cause of poverty.
Debt
• Poverty: the lack of resources necessary for material well-being
• Absolute poverty: the lack of resources that leads to hunger and physical deprivation.
• Relative poverty: a deficiency in material and economic resources compared with some other population
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Debt
Debt
Poverty is associated with:• Poorer physical and mental health• Lower personal and marital satisfaction• Lower life expectancy• Substance abuse, domestic violence, divorce• Questionable parenting practices• Teen pregnancy
Debt
• One way to keep from slipping deeper into debt or poverty is to use credit wisely.
• Credit can be very expensive.
Debt
• Money issues can have serious effects on the couple relationship and family.
• Discuss debt and money issues often.