Participation in Household and Paid Labor: Effects on Perceptions of Role-Taking Ability

Our work contributes to research on variation in role-taking by investigating changes in perceptions of role-taking ability over time as a result of exposure to situations and activities typically associated with others; that is, we investigate how "walking in others' shoes" contribut...

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Published in:Social psychology quarterly 2005-06, Vol.68 (2), p.143-159
Main Authors: Cast, Alicia D., Bird, Sharon R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Biological and medical sciences
Couples
Division of labor
Empirical research
Employment
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family Work Relationship
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender differences
Gender role attitudes
Gender roles
Gender studies
Households
Housekeeping
Housework
Husbands
Ideology
Labor
Longitudinal Studies
Marriage
Married couples
Men
Occupational roles
Participation
Pay
Perception of others
Perceptions
Perspective Taking
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression analysis
Role
Role differentiation
Role Perception
Role perceptions
Role taking
Roles
Sex Role
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex Roles
Social Control
Social Environment
Social interaction
Social participation
Social perception
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
Social Structure
Spouses
Time use
Walking
Wives
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Summary:Our work contributes to research on variation in role-taking by investigating changes in perceptions of role-taking ability over time as a result of exposure to situations and activities typically associated with others; that is, we investigate how "walking in others' shoes" contributes to individuals' perceptions of role-taking ability. Using a sample of newly married couples, we examine the effects of participation in nonnormative domains on such perceptions. We suggest that the more husbands participate in household labor activities, the more they will perceive that they can role-take with their wives; the more wives participate in paid labor activities, the more they will perceive that they can role-take with their husbands. We find, however, that these effects depend on the couple's gender ideology; this point suggests that individuals must be open to the knowledge such experiences provide. We consider the implications of our findings for research on the division of family labor.
ISSN:0190-2725
1939-8999
DOI:10.1177/019027250506800203