Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared households
Objective The rationale for this study was to contribute to understanding the social dynamics of shared housing among young adults. Sharing is an informal socio‐economic contract, in which financially challenged individuals pragmatically divide household costs and duties. Whereas monetary contributi...
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| author | Vicky Clark Keith Tuffin Natilene Bowker Karen Frewin |
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| description | Objective The rationale for this study was to contribute to understanding the social dynamics of shared housing among young adults. Sharing is an informal socio‐economic contract, in which financially challenged individuals pragmatically divide household costs and duties. Whereas monetary contributions can be monitored, physical labour is more difficult to assess with housework cited as a major source of conflict. Method Discursive psychology was employed to analyse talk of experiences of New Zealand house sharers aged 20 to 35. Results While rosters have been mooted as the safest way to overcome problems of housework division, findings indicate that young adults are resistant to formal rules and rosters, considering them ineffective and compromising personal autonomy. Freedom is maintained by adopting organic rules, which provide structure. With responsibility and co‐operation, households are orderly on their own terms. Conclusion No particular formula guarantees success. Positive payoffs can be achieved for all by communication and mutually agreed strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbd94faf92e24a6e99f6afa752c638742023-09-19T08:54:47ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362019-09-0171323224010.1111/ajpy.1223812098936Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared householdsVicky Clark0Keith Tuffin1Natilene Bowker2Karen Frewin3School of Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University WellingtonSchool of Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University WellingtonSchool of Information and Social Sciences, Open Polytechnic of NZInstitute of Education, Massey UniversityObjective The rationale for this study was to contribute to understanding the social dynamics of shared housing among young adults. Sharing is an informal socio‐economic contract, in which financially challenged individuals pragmatically divide household costs and duties. Whereas monetary contributions can be monitored, physical labour is more difficult to assess with housework cited as a major source of conflict. Method Discursive psychology was employed to analyse talk of experiences of New Zealand house sharers aged 20 to 35. Results While rosters have been mooted as the safest way to overcome problems of housework division, findings indicate that young adults are resistant to formal rules and rosters, considering them ineffective and compromising personal autonomy. Freedom is maintained by adopting organic rules, which provide structure. With responsibility and co‐operation, households are orderly on their own terms. Conclusion No particular formula guarantees success. Positive payoffs can be achieved for all by communication and mutually agreed strategies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12238houseworkrostersshared housingyoung adults |
| spellingShingle | Vicky Clark Keith Tuffin Natilene Bowker Karen Frewin Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared households Australian Journal of Psychology housework rosters shared housing young adults |
| title | Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared households |
| title_full | Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared households |
| title_fullStr | Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared households |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared households |
| title_short | Rosters: Freedom, responsibility, and co‐operation in young adult shared households |
| title_sort | rosters freedom responsibility and co operation in young adult shared households |
| topic | housework rosters shared housing young adults |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12238 |
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