Traditional ideologies, nontraditional lives

A study examined how blue-collar couples who alternate work shifts and share the care of their children reconcile their traditional gender ideologies with their nontraditional lives. Results suggested that these couples maintain their traditional gender identities by adherence to three central belie...

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Published in:Sex roles 1998-03, Vol.38 (5-6), p.331-362
Main Authors: DEUTSCH, F. M, SAXON, S. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Blue Collar Workers
Couple and family
Families & family life
Family Relations
Family Roles
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender roles
Housework
Massachusetts
Preschool Children
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Role
Sex Roles
Sex Stereotypes
Sexual Division of Labor
Social psychology
USA
Working Hours
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Summary:A study examined how blue-collar couples who alternate work shifts and share the care of their children reconcile their traditional gender ideologies with their nontraditional lives. Results suggested that these couples maintain their traditional gender identities by adherence to three central beliefs about their families.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1023/A:1018749620033