2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'A non-trivial number of mothers in Japan do not work despite being in
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poverty, a pattern of behavior that is inconsistent with both the
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predictions of conventional models of labor supply and the articulations
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of a ``gender revolution.{''''} This is particularly puzzling given that
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well-documented barriers to employment for low-income mothers in the
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United States and elsewhere appear to be of limited relevance in Japan.
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In this paper, we seek to better understand this pattern of behavior by
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describing the reasons that these mothers give for not working and by
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examining how the correlates of maternal employment differ for those
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whose husbands'' employment income is above and below half of the median
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household income. We show that a majority of these mothers report that
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their desire to focus on childrearing is a main reason for not working
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outside the home. Importantly, this prioritization of childrearing is
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unrelated to husband''s income level and the family''s economic need. We
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also show that the presence of an infant, attitudinal endorsement of the
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primacy of the mother role, and clear gender division of labor are
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particularly strong predictors of non-employment among all mothers,
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including those married to low-earning men. We discuss these findings in
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the context of theories of ``diverging destinies,{''''} focusing on their
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potential implications for children''s resources and the process of
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social and economic stratification within and across generations.'
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affiliation: 'Zhou, YF (Corresponding Author), Japan Womens Univ, Fac Integrated Arts
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\& Social Sci, 2-8-1 Mejirodai,Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 1128681, Japan.
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Raymo, James M., Princeton Univ, Dept Sociol, Princeton, NJ USA.
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Raymo, James M., Princeton Univ, Off Populat Res, Princeton, NJ USA.
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Raymo, James M., Univ Tokyo, Tokyo Coll, Tokyo, Japan.
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Zhou, Yanfei, Japan Womens Univ, Fac Integrated Arts \& Social Sci, Tokyo, Japan.
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Zhou, Yanfei, Japan Womens Univ, Fac Integrated Arts \& Social Sci, 2-8-1 Mejirodai,Bunkyo
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ku, Tokyo 1128681, Japan.'
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author: Raymo, James M. and Zhou, Yanfei
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author-email: zhouy@fc.jwu.ac.jp
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author_list:
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- family: Raymo
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given: James M.
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- family: Zhou
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given: Yanfei
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/gwao.12961
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earlyaccessdate: JAN 2023
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eissn: 1468-0432
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files: []
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issn: 0968-6673
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journal: GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION
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keywords: employment; gender; Japan; poverty
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keywords-plus: 'LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION; GENDER REVOLUTION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;
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MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT; 2 DECADES; FAMILY; INEQUALITY; WORK;
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EGALITARIANISM; FERTILITY'
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language: English
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month: 2023 JAN 10
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number-of-cited-references: '60'
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orcid-numbers: 'ZHOU, YUN/0009-0003-5061-8730
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Raymo, James/0000-0001-6766-685X'
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papis_id: 230c4dbbf6e5c638e9d40ae1b45cc1f8
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ref: Raymo2023fulltimehomemakers
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researcherid-numbers: 'li, xiao/GSN-6181-2022
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ZHOU, yf/IAO-5497-2023
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ZHOU, YUN/ISA-9160-2023
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'Full-time homemakers and economic disadvantage: The case of Japan'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000909849300001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '1'
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web-of-science-categories: Management; Women's Studies
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year: '2023'
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