Definition(s):

“Family responsibility encompasses more than working mothers or fathers caring for children; it also includes any worker caring for another family member for example, single adults caring for aunts or uncles, or adult siblings taking care of each other (Levin-Epstein, 2006, p. 3).”

Levin-Epstein, J. (2006). Getting punched: The job and family clock. Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. Retrieved from http://www.clasp.org/publications/getting_punched_fullnotes.pdf