The Use of Boundaries by Self-employed,Home-Based Workers to Manage Work and Family: A Qualitative Study in Canada |
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Authors: | Jennifer Myrie Kerry Daly |
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Institution: | (1) Catholic Family Services-Peel Dufferin, 201-10 Gillingham Drive, Brampton, ON, L6R 1C2, Canada;(2) College of Applied Human Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada |
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Abstract: | This qualitative study used grounded theory methodology to explore the experiences of 30 self-employed, home-based workers
in Canada. Using boundary and work–family border theories as central theoretical constructs, this research examined the extent
to which workers used boundaries to manage work and family, the nature of these boundaries, and how they were negotiated by
the workers and their families. The results indicated that self-employed, home-based workers used both conceptual and physical
barriers to create and manage the boundaries between home and work and that these boundaries were reinforced by rules. Gender
differences and similarities were observed in the ways that boundaries were constructed and managed. Based on these observations,
several areas for further investigation are proposed. |
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