Off-Farm Employment by Women and Marital Instability.

Acock, Alan C.; Deseran, Forrest A.

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ERIC Number: EJ347914

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Publication Date: 1986

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Off-Farm Employment by Women and Marital Instability.

Acock, Alan C.; Deseran, Forrest A.

Rural Sociology, v51 n3 p314-27 Fall 1986

Examines impact of farm women's paid off-farm work experience on their marital adjustment and stability. Finds survey of Louisiana farm households does not provide clear support for either status competition or status enhancement models. Discusses implications of findings in context of recent increases in part-time farming. (LFL)

Descriptors: Family Problems, Females, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Models, Part Time Employment, Part Time Farmers, Role Conflict, Rural Areas, Rural Family, Rural Farm Residents, Socioeconomic Background

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana

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