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Title: The Allocation of Housework in Same- and Different-Sex Partnerships: Recent Evidence from the U.S

Citation Type: Journal Article

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ISSN: 15732762

DOI: 10.1007/S11199-023-01382-W/FIGURES/3

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Abstract: Research on the division of housework among same-sex partners is limited. This is because gender-cultural theories – which emphasize the significance of gender identity and motivate many studies on the topic – are implicitly assumed to be less relevant in this case. Attending to admonitions that the division of housework in same-sex households is not free from gendering processes and practices, in this study we use the high-quality data of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS; 2003-2019), to compare the association between housework and relative earnings across partnership types. Since gender-cultural theories are based on the performance of gender identity by different-sex partners, we utilize the differences between same- and different-sex partners to better understand the effect of gender-cultural determinants on the division of housework. Our comparison of the relation across partnership-types validates the power of gender-cultural mechanisms in different-sex partners, provides a better assessment of the differences in housework patterns between different types of households, and serves as a novel quantitative test of gender-cultural mechanisms in same-sex partners.

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-023-01382-w

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Authors: Lazarus, Amit; Mandel, Hadas

Periodical (Full): Sex Roles

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Pages: 1-15

Data Collections: IPUMS Time Use - ATUS

Topics: Gender, Work, Family, and Time

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