Men, Women and Household Work - Softcover

Goodnow, Jacqueline

9780195535723: Men, Women and Household Work

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195535723 ISBN 13: 9780195535723

Publisher: OUP Australia and New Zealand, 1993

In this book, Jacqui Goodnow and Jennifer Bowes explore different and more equitable ways of sharing a household's work. Can it work when the traditional division of household labour is set aside for a new pattern? How does the work get done, how does a new work pattern come about, and how do men and women feel about the work and their relationship? These questions are part of a rise in interest, in research and everyday life, in the way household jobs are distributed, and are the lead questions in this study. The book is based on interviews with fifty couples who do share the work of the household. It explores the dynamics of sharing the work: the nature of the work patterns and how they change the styles of talk and negotiation that couples use and the tension points and "bumpy patches" along the way. It reports on the principles and goals which influence sharing: fairness, the quality of a relationship, and standards and preferences within the workplace and home. It shows how factors outside the relationship affect the decision to share, for example friends, family and the womens movement. In a highly readable fashion, the book uses the couples' own words to bring to life the way stereotypes are set aside and new patterns negotiated and established. It makes a major contribution to the understanding of gender and work, and of changes in everyday life when couples decide to share household work.

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"(The authors) studied the sharing of household work by 50 heterosexual couples living in Sydney, Australia. They present a well-constructed discussion of the relevant literature, carefully connecting their research to a series of internationally notable studies on household work. ... The final chapter offers an enticing synthesis of the lessons learned from these couples and provides educators with solid material on establishing shared household work patterns." -- Journal of Marriage and the Family"At last, a book on household work that doesn't tell us nothing much has changed . . . . A rich resource for academics and the community at large." --Bev Thiele, Ph.D., Women's Studies, Murdoch University"The book offers new insights and makes a valuable contribution...the authors have contributed to the broader goal of destroying the still widespread belief that housework is the inevitable responsibility of women."--Wendy Bastalich, University of Adelaide"The authors....provide both theoretical insight and practical assistance to women and men juggling jobs and families." --Academic Library Book Review"The attention it provides to the negotiation process as well as the meanings attached to sharing and the goals motivating it will be of interest to specialists in family and gender."--Choice "(The authors) studied the sharing of household work by 50 heterosexual couples living in Sydney, Australia. They present a well-constructed discussion of the relevant literature, carefully connecting their research to a series of internationally notable studies on household work. ... The final chapter offers an enticing synthesis of the lessons learned from these couples and provides educators with solid material on establishing shared household work patterns." -- Journal of Marriage and the Family "At last, a book on household work that doesn't tell us nothing much has changed . . . . A rich resource for academics and the community at large." --Bev Thiele, Ph.D., Women's Studies, Murdoch University "The book offers new insights and makes a valuable contribution...the authors have contributed to the broader goal of destroying the still widespread belief that housework is the inevitable responsibility of women."--Wendy Bastalich, University of Adelaide "The authors....provide both theoretical insight and practical assistance to women and men juggling jobs and families." --Academic Library Book Review "The attention it provides to the negotiation process as well as the meanings attached to sharing and the goals motivating it will be of interest to specialists in family and gender."--Choice "(The authors) studied the sharing of household work by 50 heterosexual couples living in Sydney, Australia. They present a well-constructed discussion of the relevant literature, carefully connecting their research to a series of internationally notable studies on household work. ... The final chapter offers an enticing synthesis of the lessons learned from these couples and provides educators with solid material on establishing shared household work patterns." -- Journal of Marriage and the Family "At last, a book on household work that doesn't tell us nothing much has changed . . . . A rich resource for academics and the community at large." --Bev Thiele, Ph.D., Women's Studies, Murdoch University "The book offers new insights and makes a valuable contribution...the authors have contributed to the broader goal of destroying the still widespread belief that housework is the inevitable responsibility of women."--Wendy Bastalich, University of Adelaide "The authors....provide both theoretical insight and practical assistance to women and men juggling jobs and families." --Academic Library Book Review "The attention it provides to the negotiation process as well as the meanings attached to sharing and the goals motivating it will be of interest to specialists in family and gender."--Choice "(The authors) studied the sharing of household work by 50 heterosexual couples living in Sydney, Australia. They present a well-constructed discussion of the relevant literature, carefully connecting their research to a series of internationally notable studies on household work. ... The finalchapter offers an enticing synthesis of the lessons learned from these couples and provides educators with solid material on establishing shared household work patterns." -- Journal of Marriage and the Family"At last, a book on household work that doesn't tell us nothing much has changed . . . . A rich resource for academics and the community at large." --Bev Thiele, Ph.D., Women's Studies, Murdoch University"The book offers new insights and makes a valuable contribution...the authors have contributed to the broader goal of destroying the still widespread belief that housework is the inevitable responsibility of women."--Wendy Bastalich, University of Adelaide"The authors....provide both theoretical insight and practical assistance to women and men juggling jobs and families." --Academic Library Book Review"The attention it provides to the negotiation process as well as the meanings attached to sharing and the goals motivating it will be of interest to specialists in family and gender."--Choice

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