'It's a Man's Job': Doing Gender and Male Gatekeeping in the Division of Household Labor.

Changes to domestic divisions of labor have been widely documented, but some tasks seem particularly resistant to change. Using the lens of 'doing gender', this article draws on interviews with 25 heterosexual working parent British couples who produced a 'household portrait' of their division of la...

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Publicado en:Journal of Family Issues Vol. 45; no. 11; pp. 2851 - 2875
Autor principal: Christopher, Emily
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Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Nov2024
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