Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households.
This paper explores the division of labour with regard to housework and childcare amongst dual-career couples in Singapore. I draw on data from interviews conducted with individuals who are married, and both they and their spouse engage in paid employment. The main findings suggest that the division...
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| author | Kaur, Arvinder. |
| author2 | Tan Joo Ean |
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| description | This paper explores the division of labour with regard to housework and childcare amongst dual-career couples in Singapore. I draw on data from interviews conducted with individuals who are married, and both they and their spouse engage in paid employment. The main findings suggest that the division of labour amongst these households depends on the race of the individuals, with the Malay and Chinese respondents being more egalitarian and the Indian respondents subscribing to the belief that women are responsible for the domestic arena. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/481612019-12-10T12:46:53Z Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households. Kaur, Arvinder. Tan Joo Ean School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women This paper explores the division of labour with regard to housework and childcare amongst dual-career couples in Singapore. I draw on data from interviews conducted with individuals who are married, and both they and their spouse engage in paid employment. The main findings suggest that the division of labour amongst these households depends on the race of the individuals, with the Malay and Chinese respondents being more egalitarian and the Indian respondents subscribing to the belief that women are responsible for the domestic arena. Bachelor of Arts 2012-03-20T01:04:07Z 2012-03-20T01:04:07Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48161 en Nanyang Technological University 27 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Humanities DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women Kaur, Arvinder. Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households. |
| title | Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households. |
| title_full | Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households. |
| title_fullStr | Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households. |
| title_short | Division of labour in the domestic arena in dual-career households. |
| title_sort | division of labour in the domestic arena in dual career households |
| topic | DRNTU::Humanities DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women |
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