| Why Who Cleans Counts: What Housework Tells Us about American Family Life Contributor(s): N. Davis, Shannon (Author), N. Greenstein, Theodore (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447336747 ISBN-13: 9781447336747 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $115.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Every household has to perform housework, and researchers know a lot about what predicts who does which chores, drawing frequently from theoretical explanations that highlight the importance of power dynamics. This book moves beyond the existing scholarship by using quantitative, nationally representative survey data to theorize about how power dynamics as reflected in housework performance help us understand broader family variations. The authors investigate how knowing who cleans the house explains how households of differing forms, demographics and compositions operate, both cross-sectionally and over the life course of the household. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, Shannon: - Shannon N. Davis is professor of sociology at George Mason University.Greenstein, Theodore: - Theodore N. Greenstein is professor of sociology at North Carolina State University. |