Resignifying Equal and Specialized Distributions of Housework and Childcare within Cohabiting Same-Gender Couples in Chile

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ID3630757
AuthorsDaniel Venegas (0009-0006-3588-1153, Institute of Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, corresponding author), Alejandra Ramm (0000-0001-6419-7912, University of Valparaíso), Pablo Astudillo (0000-0002-7424-4038, Alberto Hurtado University), Consuelo Dinamarca (0000-0001-7206-7085, University of Chile), Salina (0000-0002-0768-2839, Institute of Sociology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile)
Year2025
Volume72
Issue14
Pages1-23
Publication date2025-01-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2025.2454491
PMID39853131
OpenAlexW4406801047
LanguageEN
References cited40

Same-gender couples typically appear as examples of complete egalitarianism. However, previous studies indicate that same-gender couples may also involve role specialization. We conducted 24 life history interviews with people in a same-gender relationship, cohabiting for at least one year in Chile, with the aim to explore distributions of housework and childcare and the ways interviewees justify their arrangements. Results show various resignifications and strategies for maintaining fair and mutually satisfactory distributions, despite the ubiquity of specialized roles. Interviewees move away from conventional gender roles and instead appeal to individual preferences, skills, time availability and flexible arrangements to justify their distributions

Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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