Division of labor in child care
A game-theoretic approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5722303 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela Vierling-Claassen (Lesley University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 198-228 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rationality and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-4631 • E-ISSN: 1461-7358 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1043463112473795 |
| OpenAlex | W2137759679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 41 |
This paper uses a game of repeated play to model parental child care in order to examine the gap between the expectations of egalitarian-minded couples before the transition to parenthood and the reality of parenthood, with its gendered roles. This is done first in a gender-free context in order to examine the mechanism by which the division of labor is established in a family - it is this same process through which gendered expectations have an impact. The analysis shows that it is difficult to achieve the equilibrium of equal sharing of child care, even when this is the preference of the parents. This leads to a discussion of alterations and meta-strategies for couples who want to share care equally. Gender differences between parents are also modeled, including the impact these have on outcomes and equilibria
Child care · Demographic economics · Division of labour · Economics · Labour economics · Microeconomics · Preference · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Halving It All
Social Indifference Curves
Family Man
Parental time and working schedules
Gendered Division of Childrearing
Changes in children’s time with parents
Altruism in the Family and Selfishness in the Market Place
Second Births and the Second Shift
The Exchange Value of Housework
The Effect of Structural Embeddedness on the Division of Household Labor
Maternal employment and time with children
Bargaining and Distribution in Marriage
The Structure of Women's Employment in Comparative Perspective
Parental Leave and Father Involvement in Child Care
Maternal Gatekeeping
Gender and Fairness
The Marital Construction of Gender through Work and Family Decisions
Men's Housework
Gender in Families
Marital Quality and Satisfaction with the Division of Household Labor across the Family Life Cycle
Determinants of Fathers' Participation in Family Work
The Transition to Parenthood and the Social Reality of Time
Is Anyone Doing the Housework? Trends in the Gender Division of Household Labor
The Division of Labor at Home
Predicting the Sharing of Household Labor
Household Labor and the Routine Production of Gender
Becoming Mothers and Fathers
Doing Gender
Undoing Gender
Does Father Care Mean Fathers Share
Gender As a Social Structure
Children's Time With Fathers in Intact Families
Research on Household Labor
Gender Inequality in the Welfare State
He Said, She Said
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |