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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED277465 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Work in America: Implications for Families. Hearing
before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and
Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress,
Second Session.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1986
NOTE: 220 p.; Some sections are printed in small type.
AVAILABILITY: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (Stock No. 052-070
06209-6, $6.00).
ABSTRACT: This hearing explored the value of work, and how
changes in the economy and the composition of the work force
have affected families. Witnesses (1) reported data on such
topics as the kinds of jobs currently available, women's
participation in the work force, unemployment, and labor
force growth over the next decade; (2) argued that the
economy is largely structured to complement the 19th century
model of marriage, and that anti-discrimination and
affirmative action legislation, along with upgrading of
female-dominated jobs, is needed to facilitate the
development of egalitarian marriages; (3) argued that the
welfare poor do not work because of the permissive character
of government policy; (4) discussed the economic
contribution of women to family well-being, gender
differencs in labor market positions and earnings, and the
implications of research findings for policy; (5) reported
on studies of black Americans and the relationship between
rapid displacement of unskilled industrial jobs, growing
role strains within black families, and related psychosocial
consequences; (6) discussed the causes of poverty for single
mothers, and the effect of welfare on work and dependency;
(7) reported research on the effect of economic dislocation
on children's lives; and (8) described experiences with and
aspects of education and training programs around the
country. (RH)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Black-Family; Demography-; Family-Problems;
Government-Role; Hearings-; One-Parent-Family; Outplacement
Services-Employment; Public-Policy; Sex-Bias; Social
History; Stress-Variables; Unemployment-; Welfare-Services
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Blacks-; *Economic-Change; *Employed
Women; *Family-Life; *Poverty-; *Work-Experience
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