Journal article
The Impact of Social Policy on the Gendered Division of Housework
Journal of family theory & review, Vol.5(2), pp.124-134
06/2013
DOI: 10.1111/jftr.12008
Abstract
In an effort to better understand how women and men divide paid and unpaid labor in the family, researchers have begun to move beyond individual‐level explanations toward structural‐level explanations. In this article, I review empirical research that conceptualizes social structure as the availability of work‐family policies, at both the national and the employer level. The article has three sections. First, I provide an overview of the ways in which macrolevel, work‐family policies are theorized to shape the gendered division of labor in the home. Next, I review the theory and empirical research associated with each specific work‐family policy. I conclude with suggestions for future research in this area.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Impact of Social Policy on the Gendered Division of Housework
- Creators
- Mary Noonan - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of family theory & review, Vol.5(2), pp.124-134
- DOI
- 10.1111/jftr.12008
- ISSN
- 1756-2570
- eISSN
- 1756-2589
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Hoboken, USA
- Number of pages
- 11
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2013
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984002411302771
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