Household Labor and the Routine Production of Gender

Coltrane, Scott

doi:10.1525/sp.1989.36.5.03x0006f

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“…Gender perspectives, sometimes called gender display, doing gender, or deviance neutralization (Gupta 2007) criticize both the time constraints and relative resource perspectives because they argue that housework is not divided rationally, but on the basis of cultural notions of proper gender relations (Bianchi et al 2000;Coltrane 1989;Fenstermaker and West 2002;Ferree 1990;Greenstein 1996Greenstein , 2000South and Spitze 1994;West and Zimmerman 1987). As such, household work does not have a neutral meaning, but expresses gender relations and power dynamics within households.…”

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Divisions of Labor in Mexican Origin and Anglo Families: Structure and Culture

2008

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Using OLS regression we model predictors of housework hours for 393 Mexican origin and Anglo families from California and Arizona. Contradicting cultural theories, Mexican origin mothers performed less housework when they were employed more hours, had higher relative earnings, and when husbands had more education. Mexican origin fathers performed more housework when family income was lower, wives contributed a larger share of earnings, and fathers had more egalitarian gender ideals. Fathers' employment hours, wives' gender attitudes, and familism were not significantly associated with housework hours in Mexican origin families, but were significant in Anglo families. Unique features of the study include analysis of generational status, gatekeeping, and familism. Theoretical reasons for attitudes and socioeconomic status predicting housework are discussed.

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Divisions of Labor in Mexican Origin and Anglo Families: Structure and Culture

2008

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“…As several scholars (Coltrane, 1989;Laqueur, 1992;Rotundo, 1993) have revealed, people are limited in their frame of reference to thinking about men and children only through models of fatherhood, which is not necessarily a positive image when compared to motherhood. Fatherhood, as a cultural metaphor, includes images of the detached financial provider and disciplinarian (Goode, 1992).…”

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The Gendering of Men in Early Childhood Education

Sargent

2005

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In-depth interviews with men who work with young children as well as other key personnel in early childhood education (ECE) were analyzed using Acker's (1990) theory of gendered organizations along with Connell's (1987) typology of masculinities. The conclusion reached is that ECE is indeed gendered in terms of the symbols in frequent use, the differential structural location of women and men, the internal mental work of individuals, and the interactions among individuals. In addition, instead of performing a complicit masculinity and enjoying some of the perquisites and privileges of hegemonic men, as other researchers have suggested, this project demonstrates that the men are attempting to live subordinate masculinities that could challenge traditional gender relations. Their attempts are, however, thwarted by the gender regime embedded in the occupational structure.

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“…It is well established that women spend significantly more time than men doing every type of task within households (South & Spitze, 1994), even when wives are employed and husbands report a high commitment to sharing domestic work (Coltrane, 1998). Although employment may not preclude women's caregiving (Robison et al, 1995), it tends to reduce the amount of time they spend helping relatives outside of the household (Gerstel & Gallagher, 1994;Marks, 1996).…”

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Effects of Gender and Employment Status on Support Provided to Caregivers

Mosher

Danoff–Burg

2004

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This study was designed to examine the impact of caregiver gender and employment status on laypeople's willingness to support the caregiver. A total of 216 undergraduates were randomly assigned to read 1 of 4 vignettes that described an individual caring for his or her physically ill spouse. Caregiver gender (man or woman) and employment status (full-time employment or retirement) were manipulated. Overall, female participants reported that they would provide higher levels of support than did male participants, particularly with regard to emotional support. Male participants were more likely than female participants to attend to caregiver employment status when rating their level of instrumental support provision. Gender of the caregiver did not exert an effect. Findings are interpreted in light of gender norms that allocate care of sick family members to women.

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Household Labor and the Routine Production of Gender

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Divisions of Labor in Mexican Origin and Anglo Families: Structure and Culture

Divisions of Labor in Mexican Origin and Anglo Families: Structure and Culture

The Gendering of Men in Early Childhood Education

Effects of Gender and Employment Status on Support Provided to Caregivers

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