GWST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23,27: Shared Parenting, Class Discrimination, Chapter 27
23 Nov 2018
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Chapter 23 gsr - household labour and the routine production of gender. Men"s masculinity is dependent on not doing the things mothers do; gender is produced through everyday practices. Gender as an accomplishment sorts of dyadic and group interactions for sharing household labour how couples describe requirements of parenting and how they evaluate men"s developing capacities for nurturing the impact of sharing domestic labour on conceptions of gender. Couples were child-centered - placing high value on children"s well-being, parenting is important and serious; spent most time away from work with children; their lives are planned around taking care of the children. Most agreed that women were disadvantaged in society but only 3 mentioned equal rights or the women"s movement as motivators for sharing chores. 1/4 by mothers only, 1/5 by fathers only; Managing versus helping mothers more likely to manage chores - they share most but still conform to traditional division of household labour (garbage - men; laundry - women)
