Remote work and family duties. Sociological analysis of selected problems in the functioning of families with minor children during COVID-19

Authors

  • Monika Żak Instytut Socjologii Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/2300-1690.23.02

Keywords:

lockdown, distance education, Covid-19 pandemic, remote work, work-life balance

Abstract

The difficulty of balancing professional and personal roles is a challenge in everyday life. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that it can be even more difficult. The aim of this paper is to present the results of a study on the attempt to maintain balance between work and family life during the Covid-19 pandemic. The problems faced by parents of children who were homeschooled will be presented. The analysis is based on several main problems faced by the respondents: time conflict, conflict of space, and role conflict. The result of the undertaken research is a typology of daily functioning strategies developed by parents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Author Biography

Monika Żak, Instytut Socjologii Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach

Monika Żak – doktor nauk humanistycznych w dyscyplinie socjologia. Adiunkt w Instytucie Socjologii Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach. Główne zainteresowania naukowe koncentrują się wokół socjologii pracy, socjologii rodziny oraz socjologii konsumpcji. Autorka monografii: „Życie rodzinne w sferze zawodów wysokiego ryzyka. Na przykładzie zawodu policjanta”. Współautorka monografii: „Od żony górnika do naukowca. Zmiana systemu wartości ról społecznych kobiet na terenach poprzemysłowych Górnego Śląska”; „Emigracja jako doświadczenie Studium na przykładzie migrantów powrotnych do województwa śląskiego”. Autorka i współautorka polskich i zagranicznych artykułów, współredaktor monografii oraz członkini międzynarodowych projektów badawczych.

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2022-11-20

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Żak, M. (2022). Remote work and family duties. Sociological analysis of selected problems in the functioning of families with minor children during COVID-19. Władza Sądzenia, (23), 18–30. https://doi.org/10.18778/2300-1690.23.02

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