Families’ Division of Labor and Social Networks in the 21st Century: Revisiting Elizabeth Bott’s Classic Hypotheses

Rözer, Jesper; Mollenhorst, Gerald; Völker, Beate

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“…In this case, it would mean that the differences between more and less educated men are primarily driven by the more liberal attitudes of highly educated men. Second, highly educated men might be affected by their social networks, where participation in housework is more common (Rözer, Mollenhorst, & Volker, 2018). Even though they personally might not believe in an egalitarian division of housework, they are expected do to more chores as many men in their social networks do.…”

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More Money, Less Housework? Relative Resources and Housework in the Czech Republic

Hamplová

Chaloupková

Topinková

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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The article explores the association between housework, earnings, and education. In contrast to the majority of existing studies from Western countries, this article tests the bargaining theory in the Czech Republic. Given the high female labor force participation coupled with a tendency for women to drop out of the labor market for several years after childbirth, the country provides an interesting context to test the theory. Using data from the first wave of the Czech Household Panel, we apply multilevel mixed-effect regressions and analyze the index expressing the relative division of housework between the male and female partners. We demonstrate that in this institutional context, economic factors such as the woman’s education and her absolute or relative earning have little explanatory power for the way housework is shared. Furthermore, we show that the man’s education is a better predictor of the division of housework than the woman’s education.

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Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

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More Money, Less Housework? Relative Resources and Housework in the Czech Republic

Hamplová

Chaloupková

Topinková

2019

Journal of Family Issues

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“…In our study, we test various hypotheses by relying on different characteristics of refugees' social networks. The theoretical basis for the distinctions between different network characteristics is adapted from Rözer et al (2018), who closely followed the original classification of Bott (1957). We build on this framework and distinguish between close-knit networks and loose-knit networks measuring the degree of connectedness among people.…”

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Kinship, inter- and intraethnic social networks and refugees' division of housework

Kosyakova

Kulić

2022

JFamRes

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Objective: This article investigates the role of social connections - kin proximity, premigration friends, and exposure to intra- and interethnic contacts in the host country - in the division of routine housework in refugee couples in Germany. Background: Although social connections are established as an influential factor in the economic and societal integration of newcomers, the role of such connections for the household division of labor among immigrant couples is less understood. Method: Pooled OLS and fixed-effect models were applied to four waves of the longitudinal IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees (2016-2019) to study coupled refugees of working age (1,045 couples, 2,699 couple-years). Results: We find that social connections are significant to the gendered division of routine housework among refugee couples. In particular, networks consisting of new inter- and intraethnic contacts are more influential than those consisting of kins and premigration friends. Moreover, it appears that the kin and new coethnic contacts of the husband are negatively related to their involvement in housework in absolute hours and relative to their wives. Husbands' new contacts with Germans are positively related to their involvement in routine housework. In turn, wives’ contacts with Germans are not associated with a more egalitarian division of housework. Conclusion: Social networks may provide useful explanations for immigrants' domestic behavior, and they should be considered in setting up new policies that guide their integration.

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“…Women's networks tend to be highly homogeneous and built around ‘gendered’ aspects of their lives, that is, childcare and motherhood, in particular (Koelet & de Valk., 2016; Rözer et al., 2018; Ryan, 2007; Small, 2009). Those networks are not only the means through which mothers integrate into wider society but also a source of support.…”

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Local migrant kin or floating grandmother? Reflections on mobility and informal childcare support strategies among Polish migrants in Ireland

Bojarczuk

2022

Global Networks

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This study investigates mobilization of social support for informal childcare among working Polish mothers in Dublin. The research incorporates 61 semi-structured interviews and maps of ego-centric networks built around the support and childcare organization. Embedded in a support network and transnational family configuration perspective, this study assesses how migrant mothers use the local and transnational connections to mobilize informal child-minding strategies. The results show a great reliance on strong ties, especially partners whose support constitutes a backbone of the family being together. Beyondthat, floating grandmothers have proven to be a significant provider of childcare from a transnational perspective. The heavy reliance on the local migrant kin and friends is crucial in providing ad hoc crisis support when transnational ties cannot be mobilized. This in turn demonstrates that distance matters, and while strong ties are not available, the local weak ties are more likely to be relied on.

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Families’ Division of Labor and Social Networks in the 21st Century: Revisiting Elizabeth Bott’s Classic Hypotheses

Cited by 7 publications

References 43 publications

More Money, Less Housework? Relative Resources and Housework in the Czech Republic

More Money, Less Housework? Relative Resources and Housework in the Czech Republic

Kinship, inter- and intraethnic social networks and refugees' division of housework

Local migrant kin or floating grandmother? Reflections on mobility and informal childcare support strategies among Polish migrants in Ireland

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