Changing Gender Relations, Changing Families Tracing the Pace of Change Over Time

by Sullivan, Oriel

• ISBN13: 9780742546233
• ISBN10: 0742546233
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-27
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

It's common knowledge that responsibilities in the home are not divided equally between men and women. Feminists bemoan how slowly this gender gap is changing. Sociologist Oriel Sullivan, however, focuses on the neglected topic of the processes of change, discussing changing domestic gender practices on many different levels-from changes in attitudes about gender equality in the home to the quantitative analysis of change in the domestic division of labor. His newly developed theoretical approach connects the wider discussion of gender practices within the home to the interactions and negotiations that individuals engage in on a day-to-day basis. He includes empirical evidence for change, presenting findings based upon directly comparable cross-national data from the mid-1960s to the late 1990s. This book will appeal to readers interested in gender studies, sociology, and in the changing gender equity of the home.

Author Biography

Oriel Sullivan is professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Ben-Gurion University, Israel

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction: Change---Processes and Pace	1	(6)
PART I CHANGING THEORY
Theorizing Change	7	(8)
Slow Nature of Change, Slow Change in Theory	15	(10)
PART II EVIDENCE FOR CHANGE
The Discursive Context: Attitudes, Language, and Masculinities	25	(16)
Cross-National Trends in Domestic Labor Practices: Convergence over Time?	41	(20)
Difference and Change in Domestic Labor between Couples: Some More Equal Than Others?	61	(22)
PART III CHANGING GENDER RELATIONS AT HOME
The Intimate Context: Gender Consciousness and Intimacy	83	(14)
Change at Home: Research Examples and a Framework	97	(14)
Conclusion: A Project for Change?	111	(4)
Appendix: Coefficients from OLS Regression Analysis	115	(4)
References	119	(18)
Index	137	(4)
About the Author	141