Household Divisions of Labour [electronic resource] : Teamwork, Gender and Time /
Birch, E.author.
Le, A.author.
Miller, P. W.author.
This book investigates the extent of gender inequality in the division of labour in the modern household. Through comparisons of the time allocations of single couple families without children, couple families with children and lone parents, a comprehensive account of the evolution of gender inequality over a typical lifecourse is presented.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Time use surveys -- Time use : what previous studies tell us -- Singles -- Couples without children -- Couples with children -- Lone parents -- Conclusion.
This book investigates the extent of gender inequality in the division of labour in the modern household. Through comparisons of the time allocations of single couple families without children, couple families with children and lone parents, a comprehensive account of the evolution of gender inequality over a typical lifecourse is presented.
Industrial sociology.
Labor economics.
Families.
Families-Social aspects.
Sociology.
Social groups.
Family.
Economic sociology.
Sociology of Work.
Labor Economics.
Family.
Gender Studies.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.