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Vorking mothers and the family

Vorking mothers and the family ~7~0RKING MOTHERS AND THE FAMILY One of the questions before family caseworkers in Australia is what effect w~ll the now socially accepted convention of the working wife and mother have on the family as an institution? Are family values and family roles being reshaped in our dynamic society? Should we feel gloomy about the family? V~nen young mothers continue to work after the birth of their children many situations may arise which will hinder the normal growth end development towards emotional maturity of the children and will threaten the stability of the family group despite the extra material comforts which may be provided because of greater economic security. Social workers are familiar with the effects cn personality of a home which deviates from the normal. Such deviant homes arc usually named as those which are broken through death, or because of marital dlsha~mony, but is not a home where botP parents work all day and young children are left in the care of substit- ute parents for long hours also a deviant home? l~ental hygiene principles agree that the function of the home varies with the age of the child. The first four or five years of life are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

Vorking mothers and the family

Davis, Dorothy
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 6 (3): 7 – Jun 1, 1952
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Vorking mothers and the family

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~7~0RKING MOTHERS AND THE FAMILY One of the questions before family caseworkers in Australia is what effect w~ll the now socially accepted convention of the working wife and mother have on the family as an institution? Are family values and family roles being reshaped in our dynamic society? Should we feel gloomy about the family? V~nen young mothers continue to work after the birth of their children many situations may arise which will hinder the normal growth end development towards...
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0004-9565
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~7~0RKING MOTHERS AND THE FAMILY One of the questions before family caseworkers in Australia is what effect w~ll the now socially accepted convention of the working wife and mother have on the family as an institution? Are family values and family roles being reshaped in our dynamic society? Should we feel gloomy about the family? V~nen young mothers continue to work after the birth of their children many situations may arise which will hinder the normal growth end development towards emotional maturity of the children and will threaten the stability of the family group despite the extra material comforts which may be provided because of greater economic security. Social workers are familiar with the effects cn personality of a home which deviates from the normal. Such deviant homes arc usually named as those which are broken through death, or because of marital dlsha~mony, but is not a home where botP parents work all day and young children are left in the care of substit- ute parents for long hours also a deviant home? l~ental hygiene principles agree that the function of the home varies with the age of the child. The first four or five years of life are

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jun 1, 1952

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