Working Relationships: Communicative Patterns and Strategies among Couples in Everyday Life

Klein, Wendy; Izquierdo, Carolina; Bradbury, Thomas N.

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“…A number of studies used a qualitative methodology, but were focused mainly on participants' perceptions of fairness and unfairness regarding the allocation of household labor within their home (see Mannino & Deutsch 2007, for an example) and on the impact of the division of household labor on couples' relationships (e.g., Klein et al 2007). To gain a better understanding of the meanings that people attach to their division of labor patterns, more qualitative research needs to be conducted.…”

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Why Do Women Do the Lion’s Share of Housework? A Decade of Research

2010

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The body of recent American research indicates that women continue to perform the vast majority of household labor. Understanding the conditions under which couples can achieve an egalitarian division of household labor constitutes one of the first steps in attaining gender equity in the private and public spheres. This article discusses the state of research on the division of household labor published between 2000 and 2009. After a discussion of conceptualization and methodological issues, we review empirical findings that support or challenge the micro-and macro-level perspectives (focusing on individual characteristics and national contexts, respectively) that have been proposed to explain the gendered allocation of labor. We then review studies focusing on the interplay between these two prominent perspectives.

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Why Do Women Do the Lion’s Share of Housework? A Decade of Research

2010

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“…In sum, the key to successfully establishing an egalitarian division of unpaid labor in the home seems to lie as much in the achievement of a post-gender ideology (Risman and Johnson-Sumerford 1998) as in partners' behaviors within their relationship (Klein et al 2007;Mannino and Deutsch 2007). To achieve this balance, it is therefore crucial, on the one hand, that couples redefine the meaning and rules they attach to the roles of romantic partner and parent.…”

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“…A study by Klein et al (2007) draws on videotaped interviews and naturally occurring interactions in the home to better understand how working-parent couples manage household tasks and parenting responsibilities. They conclude that there are variations in the clarity and nature of the models that guide couples' management of household tasks.…”

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More on the Gendered Division of Household Labor: A Response to Commentators

Lachance-Grzela

Bouchard

2010

Sex Roles

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This article is a response to the commentaries made regarding our original article (Lachance-Grzela and Bouchard 2010), which reviewed the state of research on the division of household labor and summarized the main theoretical perspectives used to explain why women continue to complete the larger share of household tasks. In the following pages, we underline how the commentators were helpful in identifying some limitations of the current research on the allocation of household labor and in suggesting relevant paths for future studies. We discuss points on which the commentators agree, such as the need to achieve a better understanding of all forms of inequalities, and points on which they disagree, such as the way researchers should proceed when studying the impact of national context. We also reply to each individual commentary. In response to Coltrane (2010), we discuss the causal loops that exist between gender inequalities in the private and public spheres. We agree with Davis (2010) who proposed that studying the question from other angles could help understand why household labor continues to be divided along gendered lines. We add to Claffey and Manning's discussion (2010) of the paradox which stems from the fact that couples often perceive an objectively unequal division of household labor as fair to both partners. In conclusion, we take the opportunity to address additional issues related to the division of household labor. For instance, from a clinical psychology standpoint, we discuss how couples who strive to achieve a more egalitarian division of household labor do so.

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“…We argue that such a combination requires the decision whether to prioritise interaction data or ethnographic (in particular, interview) data in the analysis. We present a conversation analytic case study of how household work is commonly brought up in the interactions of one couple and bring this to bear on a re-analysis of a possible conflict situation originally described in the ethnographic analysis by Klein, Izquierdo, and Bradbury (2007), published in this journal. While the findings of the two analyses converge, they inform us about different dimensions of couple interaction.…”

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Working Side by Side? Interaction and Interview Data in Research on Household Conflicts

Zinken

Borek

2012

Qualitative Research in Psychology

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The article discusses the possibilities and challenges of combining conversation analysis and ethnography in the study of everyday family life. We argue that such a combination requires the decision whether to prioritise interaction data or ethnographic (in particular, interview) data in the analysis. We present a conversation analytic case study of how household work is commonly brought up in the interactions of one couple and bring this to bear on a re-analysis of a possible conflict situation originally described in the ethnographic analysis by Klein, Izquierdo, and Bradbury (2007), published in this journal. While the findings of the two analyses converge, they inform us about different dimensions of couple interaction. The ethnographic analysis is focused on participants' experiences, and the conversation analysis is focused on participants' practices. We conclude that the methodological decision to prioritise interaction or interview data has consequences for the kind of questions we can ask.

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Working Relationships: Communicative Patterns and Strategies among Couples in Everyday Life

Cited by 24 publications

References 20 publications

Why Do Women Do the Lion’s Share of Housework? A Decade of Research

Why Do Women Do the Lion’s Share of Housework? A Decade of Research

More on the Gendered Division of Household Labor: A Response to Commentators

Working Side by Side? Interaction and Interview Data in Research on Household Conflicts

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