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- Title
Understanding Men's Housework in the Cultural Context of Paid Work.
- Authors
THÉBAUD, SARAH
- Abstract
This research uses data from 18 countries to investigate cross-national differences in the effect that men's income relative to their spouses has on their involvement in housework. The author hypothesizes that gender expectations will be more salient in men's household bargaining in contexts where the traditionally masculine and breadwinning-related activities of paid work and earning income are highly valued. Results from analyses of International Social Survey Program (ISSP) data support this hypothesis: Men's behavior is more consistent with a gender deviance neutralization account than an exchange-bargaining account in cultural contexts where paid work and income are highly valued. The analyses point to the role that expectations about masculinity play in men's involvement in housework and highlight the significance of cultural context for understanding the link between paid and unpaid work.
- Subjects
CROSS-cultural differences; MEN; MEN'S wages; HOUSEKEEPING; GENDER stereotypes; GENDER role; SOCIAL role; GENDER differences (Psychology); ROLE expectation; EXPECTATION (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Gender & Society, 2010, Vol 24, Issue 3, p330
- ISSN
0891-2432
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0891243210369105