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OverviewFirst Published in 1990, Husbands at Home gives a clear picture of the relationship between the domestic and the formal economy. Who does the housework when men become unemployed? Is a true reversal of gender roles possible? Jane Wheelock discovered, despite sociologists’ expectations, that most men are willing to share domestic labour with their (still working) female partners. Wheelock uses her research among families in North East England, an area of acute unemployment in traditional male industries, as a basis for this panoramic study. She provides extensive, empirical, and theoretical coverage of the household economy, linking it with the process of regional and global restructuring. The study challenges the assumptions made by economists that households operate on the basis of economic rationality. Including both men and women in her analysis, Wheelock underlines the contradictions arising from the need to reconcile conflicts between self-respect, traditional patriarchal views, and the rationality imposed by the market. The book analyses the role of the state and benefit system in perpetuating gender ideologies, arguing that imaginative state policies could transform gender roles in a post-industrial society. This book will be useful to students in a variety of disciplines, including economics, sociology, and social policy, and will be a particular interest to those on women’s studies and regional studies courses. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jane WheelockPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781032739984ISBN 10: 1032739983 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 29 June 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Part I: Household Work Strategies in a De-Industrializing Economy Setting the Scene 1: The Wearside Empirical Study 1. Introduction: The Household Sector in Total Economic Activity Setting the Scene 2: Changing Employment Experiences 2. The Gender and Spatial Impact of Structural Economic Change Setting the Scene 3: Unemployed Men and Housework 3. Models of Relevance to Household Work Strategies Part II: Re-articulation of the Divisions of Labour: Gender, the Family, and the Changing Nature of Work Setting the Scene 4: Changing Household Divisions of Labour 4. Divisions of Labor within the Domestic Economy and the Process of Change Setting the Scene 5: The Influence of Tradition and of the State Benefit System 5. Motivations and Household Work Strategies: Gender, Conflict, and the Family Conclusions: Monopoly Capitalism, the Domestic Economy, and the Changing Nature of Work Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJane Wheelock Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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