Work-Family Role Conflict and Employer Responsibility: An Organizational Analysis of Workplace Responses to a Social Problem

Abstract

For the past decade, much public attention has been directed to conflicts between the demands of work and the demands of family responsibilities among adults in American society. A central concern is the proper role of American employers in alleviating or resolving work-family role conflicts. While debate surrounding this concern has generated much steam, some smoke, and a little fire, the progress that has been made in defining employers' proper roles in this arena is not impressive.