Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Sociology, Shahid Chamran University, Corresponding author
2 Department of Sociology, Shahid Chamran University
3 M.A. in Sociology, Shahid Chamran University
Abstract
This paper aims at studying the effects of work/family conflict and family/ work conflict as a result of work alienation. Some theories of Goffman, Duxbury and Higgins, Kirchmeyer and Cohen, Merton, Inglehart and Faunce are applied in the study. The research is conducted through a survey method. Stratified random sampling has been used for selection of the samples. Main data collection method for was questionnaire. A sample of 386 people was selected from the married female employees of government in Ahvaz. Work alienation with respect to two aspects of work/family conflict, family/work conflict was the subject of study. In order to analyze data, the paper used froms of descriptive statistics, significant test, variance analysis, regression analysis and path analysis. The results indicated that work/family conflict and family/work conflict variables directly affect work alienation. Also, the results showed that social-economic status (objective aspect) variable, through work/family conflict and family/work variables, indirectly affect the work alienation. Also, perception of individual about social-economic status (subjective aspect) directly affect the work alienation. The results further showed that there is a significant inverse relationship between age, work experience, career position, urban/rural background variables and work alienation.
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