Ireland Meacham

[Ireland Meacham @IrelandMeacham]

@marqwalk290 "Working poor" defines low-wage workers who aren't able to rise above poverty levels because of employers that keep them in mostly part-time positions with unreliable schedules and incomes. These workers are overwhelmingly women and people of color.

[Ireland Meacham @IrelandMeacham]

@marqwalk290 It is assumed by American society that mothers who are unable to earn a significant living and care for children at the same time are lazy, irresponsible, and unintelligent. Mothers then get blamed when they miss work to take of children for whom they can't pay for child care.

[Ireland Meacham @IrelandMeacham]

@marqwalk290 Today's women are expected to be both wage earners and care-givers for their families. The "double bind" they face is one in which they must shoulder a full work load as well as provide child and elder care for family members, leading to sacrifices in their earnings and careers.

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@marqwalk290 Neo-taylorism is a system of scientific management that hires reliable workers, trains them using established methods, and keeps them trapped in mindless jobs leaving all innovation and creative input to management.

[Ireland Meacham @IrelandMeacham]

@marqwalk290 "Just-in-time" employment is a system where an employee does not know their work schedule ahead of time but rather are "on-call". This advantages profits for companies, but disadvantages workers who are unable to plan ahead for their families and their budgets.

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@marqwalk290 Agents of socialization are the influences which direct young minds toward a certain career, lifestyle, or way of thinking. Young people are conditioned to act and think in ways associated with patriarchal standards for the gender associated with their sex.

[Ireland Meacham @IrelandMeacham]

@marqwalk290 The "cult of domesticity" describes the belief that a woman's place is in the private sphere, and that the outside world is too harsh and ruins women's innocence and moral purity. Women were supposed to be "domestic goddesses" responsible for care of the home and child-rearing.

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@marqwalk290 Low-paying service jobs often require "non-standard" work schedules which differ from the standard 9-5 work day. Employees are expected to work late hours, weekends, holidays, and are often not afforded the benefits of time off and pre-set schedules.