Headed toward Equality? Housework Change in Comparative Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Geist, Claudia; Cohen, Philip N.
Titel	Headed toward Equality? Housework Change in Comparative Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 73 (2011) 4, S.832-844 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00850.x
Schlagwörter	Social Change; Housework; Social Environment; Gender Bias; Sex Fairness; Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Wandel; Hausarbeit; Soziales Umfeld; Geschlechterstereotyp; Sexualaufklärung; Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	This paper examines gendered housework in the larger context of comparative social change, asking specifically whether cross-national differences in domestic labor patterns converge over time. Our analysis of data from 13 countries (N = 11,065) from the 1994 and 2002 International Social Survey Program (ISSP) confirmed that social context matters in shaping couples' division of labor at home, but also showed that context affects patterns of change. Our results suggested that, compared to the most egalitarian countries, the shift in housework patterns was greatest among the most traditional countries. This provides support for the thesis of cultural convergence, but the evidence did not suggest that such convergence will lead to complete equality in the foreseeable future. (As Provided).
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