Who Prepares Dinner Tonight
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12499121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xuc Min (Hangzhou Women’s Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 140-154 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Women s Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1225-9276 • E-ISSN: 2377-004X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/12259276.1999.11665844 |
| OpenAlex | W1856207100 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
For many centuries the kitchen has been regarded as the world of women. However it has gradually become a world of both men and women. Changes in womens roles in the kitchen reflect the transforming social position of women. Accordingly change in men and womens performance of housework mirrors a shift in the sexual division of labor. This is accompanied by changed attitudes as well. For example according to one investigation made by the undergraduates of the university where Ms. Wang works only 28 percent of the women undergraduates agreed with the proposition: A woman should try her best to be a good wife and mother whether or not she is successful in her career. This percentage is much lower than that of women of Ms. Wangs generation. Moreover Ms. Wangs daughter [Lian Lian] who is much younger than the undergraduates not only has a great longing for advanced kitchen facilities in the future but has her own views about cooking and housework. When asked if in the future she would like to prepare meals for the whole family as her mother has done Lian Lian replied definitely: would not like to. Lian Lian likes to play with one of the boys in her class and she once told her mother: If I get married to him in the future I will be a very lucky girl because his father is a chef and I may not have to cook much then. (authors)
Daughter · Developmental psychology · Girl · Political science · Sociology · Wife · Architecture, Design, and Social History · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |