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
Haushaltsführung und Zeitallokation: Strukturen und Prozesse sozialer Kontrolle in niederländischen Haushalten
Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource, 25 S.
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion

Bibliographic citation
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Arbeit, Sozialstruktur und Sozialstaat, Abteilung Arbeitsmarktpolitik und Beschäftigung ; Bd. 2005-105

Keyword
Haushaltsökonomik
Familienökonomik
Niederlande
Governance-Ansatz
Haushaltsökonomie
Familienökonomie
Governance
Niederlande

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2005
Creator
Contributor
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-114831
Rights
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • 2005

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