“To Cook, Sew, to Be a Man”: The Socialization for Competence and Black Men's Involvement in Housework.

The context in which Black children do housework and its effect on adult behavior have been relatively unexplored. This article presents analyses of the recollections of 45 Black fathers of young children about performing household chores when they were children and its relevance for their involveme...

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Published in:Sex Roles Vol. 54; no. 3/4; pp. 261 - 275
Main Author: Penha-Lopes, Vânia
Format: Article
Published: Springer Science & Business Media B.V. February 2006
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