Research Project ~ Division of Household Labor Sociology 170 - Honors ‘The research statistics on the next page are from 2002, 1 would like you to conduct your own research to see if the division of household labor has changed or stayed the same over the past decade. ‘You must conduct informal interviews with two married persons from different households (two people from different couples). Y Atleast one couple must have children under age 10 living in the household Y You must get a verbal consent to conduct the interview > Tell your interviewees that you are conducting a survey for your Sociology 170 class % Promise that you will not include her/his name or any information that reveals her/his identity in your paper, all information is confidential Ask the following questions in your own words to make yourself and your interviewee feel comfortable: Division of labor in the famil 1, What do you think is the best way for a couple to divide paid work, housework, and childcare? 2. Hours of paid work: Who, you or your partner, works longer hours outside the home? 3. Earnings: Who, you or your partner, makes more money? 4. The division of housework: Who cooks the meals for the family? Who does the laundry for the family? Who cleans the house? Who repairs things in the house? Who makes appointments for a repair person to come? Ask additional questions as desired about other housework items. 5, Who arranges for social gatherings with family and friends? Division of Childcare: 1, Who takes the children places after school? 2. Who stays home with the children when they are ill? 3. Who arranges for daycare or babysitting for social events? 4, Ask some additional questions about other childcare items Feelings about the division of labor in the partnership: 1. How does cach of you feel about the division of labor in your marriage? Why? 2. Why do you divide paid work, housework, and childcare in this way? menage Paper: Write a 2-3 page (12 pt Times New Roman font, double spaced, 1” margins) paper summarizing your results in a meaningful way and comparing your interview results with the findings from the GSS2002, Describe your interviewees and their partners (age, race, number of children, how long they have been a couple) and draw some conclusions based on your data in a thoughtful and succinct manner, This report of your findings is short ~ make every word count! Staple the notes from your interviews to your paper. Grading Rubri Description of your interview subjects/life/history 10 points Description of data collected 15 points Analysis/comparison of your data and GSS2002 data 15 points Grammar 5 points Length/margins/font 5 points Worth £0 points, BURDECEMBER: athe heianing a lass) Submit a copy to SafeAssign.Statistics from the General Social Survey 2002 (GSS2002), conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, which uses a nationally representative sample of civilian Americans aged 18 and over who live in non-institutionalized residence and speak English. Total sample size N = 2,765 A man’s job is to earn money; a woman's job is to look after the home and family. 28.9% men agree; 28.9% men who neither agree nor disagree; 42.2% men disagree 18.9% women agree; 19.9% women neither agree nor disagree, 61.2% women disagree If working, full or part-time: How many hours did you work last week, at all jobs? Men <40 hours: 13.9%; Men 40 hours: 27.9%; Men >40 hours: 58.2% — - Women <40 hours: 42.2%; Women 40 hours: 31.4%, Women >40 hours: 26.4% Considering all sources of income, between you and your spouse/partner, who has the higher income? Men who said “me”: 71.8% Women who said “me”: 13.2% In your household, who does the following things: Laundry: Men: 16.8% Women: 92.6% Does household cleaning: Men: 8.8% Women: 95.9% Prepares the meals Men: 23.3% Women: 90.1% Cares for sick family members: Men: 22.5% Women: 97.4% Makes small repairs around house: Men: 96.4% Women: 15.2% On average, how many hours a week do you personally spend on household work, not including childcare and leisure time activities? “0-9 hours” Men: 68.4% Women: 42.5% “10-19 hours” Men: 21.1% Women: 33% 20+ hours” Men 10.5% Women: 24.4% Which of the following best applies to the sharing of household work between you and your spouse/partner? Men who said “me more” 11.5%; Men who said “fair share”: 53.7% ‘Women who said “me more”: 61.1%; Women who said “fair share”: 32.2% Men ought to do a larger share of household work than they do now. Men who said “agree”: 58.2% Women who said “agree”: 65.6% Which group, men or women, spend longer hours doing housework? Which group, men or women, tend to say this is a fair share? Do the majority of partners say that men should do more housework than they currently do? Which group, men or women, tend to agree that the breadwinner-homemaker model is best for everyone? Do the majority of partners believe that the breadwinner-homemaker model is best for everyone?