Household governance and time allocation: structures and processes of social control in Dutch households
Abstract: "This article introduces the concept of 'household governance' and investigates empirical differences in governance practices among Dutch households. It stresses informal household rules and conflict-handling strategies of cohabiting couples as important means to govern daily time allocation. The leading question is to what extent the concept of household governance contributes to our understanding of the way households combine the demands from paid and unpaid work. Empirical analyses based on a sample of 809 Dutch cohabiting employees and their spouses (Time Competition Survey 2003) show considerable differences in the use of household rules and conflicthandling strategies among households. A linear regression analysis confirms that the demand to govern daily time allocation by means of household rules and conflicthandling strategies is influenced by the earner type of the household, household characteristics (e.g. the presence of children) and job demands (e.g. frequent requests
- Alternative title
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Haushaltsführung und Zeitallokation: Strukturen und Prozesse sozialer Kontrolle in niederländischen Haushalten
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource, 25 S.
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
- Bibliographic citation
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Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Arbeit, Sozialstruktur und Sozialstaat, Abteilung Arbeitsmarktpolitik und Beschäftigung ; Bd. 2005-105
- Keyword
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Haushaltsökonomik
Familienökonomik
Niederlande
Governance-Ansatz
Haushaltsökonomie
Familienökonomie
Governance
Niederlande
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Berlin
- (when)
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2005
- Creator
- Contributor
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-114831
- Rights
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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15.08.2025, 7:29 AM CEST
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Associated
- Wotschack, Philip
- Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Time of origin
- 2005