The sociology of housework / Ann Oakley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oakley, Ann, author.

Contributor:

Oakley, Ann.

Series:

Policy Press scholarship online.

Policy Press scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Women.

Housekeeping--Social aspects.

Housekeeping.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

[New edition].

Place of Publication:

Bristol University Press

Bristol : Policy Press, 2018.

Summary:

Ann Oakley analyses the perceptions of forty urban housewives around housework, their feelings of monotony and fragmentation, the length of their working week, the importance of standards and routines, and their attitudes to different household tasks. This classic book paves the way for the sociological study of many more aspects of women's lives.

Contents:

Intro

THE SOCIOLOGY OF HOUSEWORK

Contents

New Introduction

Note on Tables and Tests of Significance

Preface and Acknowledgements

1. The Invisible Woman: Sexism in Sociology

1 Manifestations

2 Reasons

2. Description of Housework Study

3. Images of Housework

4. Social Class and Domesticity

5. Work Conditions

1 Monotony, fragmentation and excessive pace

2 Social interaction

3 Working hours

4 The technical environment

6. Standards and Routines

7. Socialization and Self-Concept

8. Marriage and the Division of Labour

1 Behaviour

2 Beliefs and attitudes

9. Children

10. Conclusions

1 The research findings: a summary

2 Housewives and liberation

Appendix 1. Sample Selection and Measurement Techniques

1 Sample selection

2 Measurement techniques

Appendx II. Interview Schedule

A Background data

B Domestic work conditions

C Domestic work routine

D Attitudes to work tasks

E Specification of standards and routines

F Domestic role identity

G Attitudes to the domestic role

H Attitudes to paid work and paid work roles

I Sources of role identity

J1 The marital relationship: organization of activities

J2 The marital relationship: control over domestic work conditions

K General satisfaction

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447349433

1447349431

9781447349426

1447349423

9781447349402

1447349407

9781447349419

1447349415

OCLC:

1061127752