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The new edition of Key Concepts in Gender Studies is a lively and engaging introduction to this dynamic field. Thoroughly revised throughout, the second edition benefits from the addition of nine new concepts including Gender Social Movements, Intersectionality and Mainstreaming. Each of the entries: • begins with a concise definition • outlines the history of each term and the debates surrounding it • includes illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field • offers examples which allow a critical re-evaluation of the concept • is cross-referenced with the other key concepts • ends with guidance on further reading. A must-buy for undergraduate and postgraduate students in a range of social science and humanities disciplines.
Domestic Division of Labour
Domestic Division of Labour
The domestic (or household) division of labour refers to the distribution between family members of those responsibilities and tasks necessary for the ongoing maintenance of a domestic home and of the people who live in it. Sometimes, the concepts of the ‘sexual’ division of labour or the ‘gendered’ division of labour are used in recognition that, historically and currently (especially in many Western industrial societies), there are marked differences between women and men in responsibilities for and the performance of the tasks necessary for daily living in a family household. Developing especially since industrialisation, a ‘traditional’ domestic division of labour is that in which men have primary responsibility for the necessary financial provision for their family household (via ...
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