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Women's off-farm work and gender stratification
Abstract We argue that the traditional conjugal division of labour found in the household reflects more general patterns of gender stratification as deplcted in theories of patriarchal capitalism. We selected the farm household in order to explore empirically factors affecting the organization of family work roles. Data are from a survey of 416 married farm couples from Louisiana. The suggestion that women in higher status occupations exercise more control over their domestic situation finds no support within our farm family data. The kind of off-farm occupation of farm husbands, on the other hand, has some effect on how record-keeping activities are allocated, more wives being involved when the husband has a blue collar job off the farm. These findings suggest that the more directly household labour is linked to the economic welfare of the family, the greater the influence of the male's human capital characteristics on the allocation of those tasks. Women's responsibility for household tasks not directly related to the family's economic situation remains resistant to both the human capital and socialization factors we examined. The nature of these relations suggests that the patriarchal capitalism model offers a credible explanation and should provide the stimulus for continued empirical research.
Women's off-farm work and gender stratification
Abstract We argue that the traditional conjugal division of labour found in the household reflects more general patterns of gender stratification as deplcted in theories of patriarchal capitalism. We selected the farm household in order to explore empirically factors affecting the organization of family work roles. Data are from a survey of 416 married farm couples from Louisiana. The suggestion that women in higher status occupations exercise more control over their domestic situation finds no support within our farm family data. The kind of off-farm occupation of farm husbands, on the other hand, has some effect on how record-keeping activities are allocated, more wives being involved when the husband has a blue collar job off the farm. These findings suggest that the more directly household labour is linked to the economic welfare of the family, the greater the influence of the male's human capital characteristics on the allocation of those tasks. Women's responsibility for household tasks not directly related to the family's economic situation remains resistant to both the human capital and socialization factors we examined. The nature of these relations suggests that the patriarchal capitalism model offers a credible explanation and should provide the stimulus for continued empirical research.
Women's off-farm work and gender stratification
Deseran, Forrest A. (author) / Simpkins, Neller Ree (author)
Journal of Rural Studies ; 7 ; 91-97
1991-01-01
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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