Perceived Equity in the Division of Household Labor

本研究探讨了研究文献中的一个持续异常， 家庭劳动分工：已婚就业妇女做大部分的工作， 但很少有人认为这种安排不公平。 明确 家庭劳动力的不平等并不一定反映了 不平等 公平理论认为，公平的看法是 基于对情况的定义，而不仅仅是比较 相关个体之间的行为。 家庭，像其他 机构，合法的和永久的一些-但不是全部- 不等式 使用600名在职已婚妇女和400名 这项电话调查探讨了在何种情况下， 家庭劳动分工被认为是不公正的，并审查了 不平等的心理后果。 广大 本研究的意义在于运用公平理论， 家庭权力平衡与家庭权力平衡之间的联系 更广泛的社会--检验关于分配的批判性命题 正义

This study examines a persistent anomaly in the research literature on the household division of labor: employed married women do the bulk of the housework but few describe this arrangement as unfair. Clearly inequality in household labor is not necessarily a reflection of inequity. Equity theory proposes that perceptions of fairness are based on definitions of situation, rather than just a comparison of behavior between the individuals involved. Families, like other institutions, legitimate and perpetuate some -- but not all -- inequalities. Using a probability sample of 600 employed married women and 400 husbands, this telephone survey explores the circumstances in which the division of household labor is perceived as unjust, and examines the psychological consequences of perceived inequity. The broad significance of this study lies in its use of equity theory to draw a connection between the balance of power in the household and in the wider society -- testing critical propositions about distributive justice.