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The study aims to build a comprehensive analytical framework integrating work, family, and community by expanding upon ecological systems theory and incorporating employment relations concepts.

March 14, 2011British Journal of Industrial Relations

Conceptualizing Work, Family and Community: A Socio‐Ecological Systems Model, Taking Account of Power, Time, Space and Life Stage

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BPBarbara PocockUniversity of South Australia PWPhilippa WilliamsQueen Mary University of London NSNatalie SkinnerAustralian Catholic University

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Conceptual analysis uncovers structural dynamics across work, family, and community, indicating that power, time, space, and life stage shape work-life reconciliation.

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The study aims to build a comprehensive analytical framework integrating work, family, and community by expanding upon ecological systems theory and incorporating employment relations concepts.
Reviewed existing empirical literature on work-family conflict, noting limitations such as an over-focus on professional and managerial workers.
Applied employment relations concepts to expand Voydanoff's ecological systems model using empirical evidence from Australia.
Constructed a multi-layered theoretical framework incorporating broader social, political, and institutional contexts.
Identified that existing work-family literature remains under-conceptualized and overly focused on individualized solutions rather than systemic factors.
Formulated a 'socio-ecological systems' model that frames work, home, and community interactions across four critical dimensions: power, time, space, and life stage.

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Pocock et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df0c123b0ba53fb37a0fe1 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2011.00852.x

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Conceptual analysis uncovers structural dynamics across work, family, and community, indicating that power, time, space, and life stage shape work-life reconciliation.

Conceptualizing Work, Family and Community: A Socio‐Ecological Systems Model, Taking Account of Power, Time, Space and Life Stage

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