Family and Work Socializing Communication: Messages, Gender, and Ideological Implications

Medved, Caryn E.; Brogan, Shannon M.; McClanahan, Andrea; Morris, Jerimiah F.; Shepherd, Gregory J.

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“…First, participants expressed the independence they experienced and desired as tied to their perceptions and interpretations of the families and particularly the women around whom they grew up. Typically, they mentioned how they had been encouraged or found motivation to be independent and self-supporting from a young age, supporting other studies that have found that families of origin and particularly mothers have a large influence on women's work and family identity constructions (Golden 2001;Johnston et al 2008;Medved et al 2006). Many of them had seen negative consequences of women not having a sense of and the financial means to maintain their independence, and at least one participant had recently read Bennetts' (2007) book on the dangers of women lacking financial independence.…”

Section: Gendered Identity Negotiationssupporting

confidence: 74%

The Female Breadwinner: Phenomenological Experience and Gendered Identity in Work/Family Spaces

Meisenbach

2009

Sex Roles

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Although female breadwinners (FBWs) are increasingly common in industrialized society and challenge traditional western gender norms, little research has focused specifically on the experiences of FBWs. These experiences impact individual, family, and organizational decision making. Thus, this project uses a phenomenological method to explore the experiences and gendered identity negotiations of 15 FBWs from the eastern and midwestern U.S. who were recruited via electronic message boards and personal contacts. The study asks how these women experience the phenomenon of being the breadwinner, seeking common elements. Results indicate six essential elements of FBWs' experiences: (a) having control, (b) valuing independence, (c) feeling pressure and worry, (d) valuing partner's contributions, (e) feeling guilt and resentment, and (f) valuing career progress.

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Section: Gendered Identity Negotiationssupporting

confidence: 74%

The Female Breadwinner: Phenomenological Experience and Gendered Identity in Work/Family Spaces

Meisenbach

2009

Sex Roles

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“…To be counted as a message, a unit of talk had to meet one of the following criteria derived from the memorable messages definition (Knapp, Stohl, & Reardon, 1981;Medved et al, 2006;Stohl, 1986): (a) the participant quoted the specific words a parent had said, which reflects that memorable messages are remembered for a long period of time; or (b) the participant explained a lesson learned from a parent, even if an associated, discrete message was not recalled, which reflects that memorable messages are perceived to have a lasting influence on the recipient's life. From the data, 346 messages from parents were identified.…”

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“…They conclude that mothers communicate most frequently with direct communication and fathers by example. Likewise, Medved, Brogan, McClanahan, Morris, and Shepherd (2006) tapped into message paths when they asked participants whether work-life messages were ''said directly to them.'' Although data were not reported on the path of the messages analyzed, Medved et al (2006) state, ''Direct or indirect messages from parents are also an early source of information about attitudes toward work and occupational choice'' (p. 165, emphasis added).…”

Section: Paths Of Socializing Messagesmentioning

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Socializing Messages in Blue-Collar Families: Communicative Pathways to Social Mobility and Reproduction

Lucas

2011

Western Journal of Communication

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This study explicitly links processes of anticipatory socialization to social mobility and reproduction. An examination of the socializing messages exchanged between blue-collar parents (n = 41) and their children (n = 25) demonstrate that family-based messages about work and career seldom occur in straightforward, unambiguous ways. Instead, messages take several paths (direct, indirect, ambient, and omission). Further, the content of messages communicated along these paths often is contradictory. That is, sons and daughters receive messages that both encourage and discourage social mobility. Ultimately, these individuals must negotiate the meanings of family-based anticipatory socialization communicated to them through a mix of messages.

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“…For instance, employers might develop more inclusive workplace relationship policies that are qualitatively informed by empirical accounts of what employees feel about work policies designed to manage the lived experiences of friendship at work. As research shows, organization policies play an important role in endorsing the formation of certain workplace relations over others, according 'value' to some but not others (Medved, Brogan, McClanahan, Morris & Shepherd, 2006). In terms of friendship then, consider what might (not) happen when an employee's 'best friend' dies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Researching workplace friendships

Rumens

2016

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Although organizational research on workplace friendships is well established, it has been criticized for its predominately postpositivistic outlook, which largely focuses on how workplace friendships can be linked to improving organizational outcomes such as efficiency and performance. As a consequence, other aspects of the lived experiences of work and friendship are obscured, in particular how these friendships are important in their own right and how they function as social and personal relationships. Supplementing postpositivistic research on workplace friendships, this article shows how researchers can derive theoretical insights from a “sociology of friendship.” The main contribution of this article relates to the development of a sociology of workplace friendship that understands the porous and mutable nature of these relationships and considers the social and personal factors that influence their role, place and meaning in the workplace. As such, three sociological frames of analysis are elaborated that encourage researchers to examine friendships at work as a set of contextually contingent social practices and as historically patterned social and personal relationships. This article articulates an agenda of research to inspire and guide researchers using these frames, one potential outcome of which is generating much needed scholarship that explores how workplace friendships contribute to human flourishing.

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Family and Work Socializing Communication: Messages, Gender, and Ideological Implications

Cited by 100 publications

References 26 publications

The Female Breadwinner: Phenomenological Experience and Gendered Identity in Work/Family Spaces

The Female Breadwinner: Phenomenological Experience and Gendered Identity in Work/Family Spaces

Socializing Messages in Blue-Collar Families: Communicative Pathways to Social Mobility and Reproduction

Researching workplace friendships

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