To marry or not to marry - Marital status and the household division of labor
To marry or not to marry - Marital status and the household division of labor
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DOI：
10.1177/0192513x04270473
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发表时间：
2005-04-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Baxter, J
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作者：
Baxter, J
澳大利亚全国调查（1996年至1997年）的数据被用来审查事实上和已婚男女的家务劳动模式。调查结果显示，女性在家务上花费的时间更多，做家务的比例也比男性大。然而，这种模式在已婚男女中最为传统。与已婚妇女相比，处于事实婚姻关系中的妇女做家务的时间更少，室内活动的比例也更小。与已婚男子相比，处于事实婚姻关系中的男子从事室内活动的比例更大，从事室外活动的比例更低。数据还显示，婚前同居的夫妇比婚前没有同居的夫妇有更平等的劳动分工。本文最后认为，事实上的关系的不完整性提供了一个相对自由的时期，在谈判更平等的角色。
Data from an Australian national survey (1996 to 1997) are used to examine domestic labor patterns among de facto and married men and women. The results show that women spend more time on housework and do a greater proportion of housework than men. However, the patterns are most traditional among married men and women. Women in de facto relationships spend less time doing housework and do a smaller proportion of indoor activities than married women. Men in de facto relationships do a larger proportion of indoor activities and a lower proportion of outdoor tasks than married men. The data also show that couples who have cohabited prior to marriage have more egalitarian divisions of labor than those who have not cohabited prior to marriage. This article concludes by arguing that the incompleteness of the de facto relationship provides a period of relative freedom in which to negotiate more equal roles.