Racial-Ethnic Stratification in Work-Family Arrangements among Black, Hispanic, and White Couples.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This article builds on work-family scholarship to document racial-ethnic variation in couples' work-family arrangements, i.e., how couples respond to their work and family demands.

Background

Existing research on the division of labor finds traditional gender norms continue to dictate how couples share paid and unpaid work in the United States. Yet, this narrative relies primarily on the structural conditions and cultural expectations of white and middle-class women. Black and Hispanic women and men face different labor market opportunities and hold different cultural expectations about gendered responsibilities in families.

Method

The authors use the 2017-2019 Panel Study of Income Dynamics (https://psidonline.isr.umich.edu) and multi-group latent-class ana

SUBMITTER: Pessin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11741554 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature