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International Comparison of Work-Stress and Family Interface

International Comparison of Work-Stress and Family Interface.

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International Comparison of Work-Stress and Family Interface

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  1. International Comparison of Work-Stress and Family Interface According to Spector, Cooper, Poelmans, Steven, and Tammy, studies show that internationally prior strains, resources, and environment affect everyone and their families around the world, but the way in which families around the world differ is through their perceptions. The only published comparative work-family study of which we are aware is based on research reported by Yang, Chen, Choi, and Zhou (2000). They presented a theoretical analysis suggesting that Americans and Chinese will view work and family differently, due in large part to differences in their individualism-collectivism (I-C) values.

  2. The difference in these values correlates to the differences between a family and its level of cohesion and its communication. In China for example, the government plays a stronger role in peoples’ lives, and depending on the wage earner’s job may have support mechanisms, or none at all. For many families in China, most or all family members except the elderly are expected to work because of limited opportunities. One can only imagine the work-stress interface in China within families.

  3. Who takes out your trash??? America and China do have in common that both nations are proud of their heritage and their patriotism, and have inherent idealistic values. Because of the importance of social resources and education, academics stress the importance for communities and neighborhoods to be more connected and be able to put a face value to the economy in which we all live.

  4. Example of a Boss getting to the bottom of things… • http://www.fancast.com/tv/Undercover-Boss/104637/1831771560/Undercover-Boss---A-Family-Tradition/videos • http://www.fancast.com/tv/Undercover-Boss/104637/1826743949/Undercover-Boss---City-of-Cincinnati/videos

  5. What about China? • http://www.metacafe.com/watch/5947509/chinas_underground_dwellers_forced_to_leave/

  6. How would this mix in “tunnel town”??? A large study conducted in Sweden shows that family variables carry over and affect the level of stress one experiences at work (obviously in addition to regular stress to be expected at your job). According to the authors, because many studies measure the effects of stress carry over from work to the home, in addition to new studies demonstrating stress carry over from home to work shows work and family relationships as interconnected because of the influence each environment plays on the people connected in the family.

  7. Studies conclude that when an employee’s boss is exposed to their employees’ families in casual social settings, for instance at a fourth of July barbecue, employers are more sensitive to the fluctuations in demands of family life.

  8. Many in impoverished parts of the world, must live in employer assigned dwellings or public housing, or places with no addresses in traditional housing, confined by their socio economic status and their profession. These lowest paying jobs include: factory workers, farmers, fishing, and even the service industry. Many of these jobs are pushed offshores and many families in other countries are forced to spend large amounts of time separated or confined to poverty with little or no opportunities to advance.

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