Household Labor Allocation Among Married and Cohabiting Couples in Italy

Bibliographic Data

ID2347331
AuthorsSilvia Meggiolaro (0000-0002-2515-9208, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume35
Issue6
Pages851-876
Publication date2014-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x13491409
OpenAlexW2141472277
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited48

This article examines the differences between currently married and currently cohabiting couples in their household labor allocation in Italy, distinguishing the experience of both premarital cohabitation and previous unions with other partners. Results suggest that, on one hand, cohabiting couples present more equal arrangements of household labor time than married ones, but the more equal allocation of premarital cohabitation is not carried into marriage. On the other hand, contrary to hypothesis, the experience of previous unions does not mean more equal allocation of household labor in the current union either for marriages or for cohabitations

Cohabitation · Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Political science · Time allocation · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving