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Goodnow, Jacqueline J.; Lawrence, Jeanette A. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001
Proposes a framework that considers differences in the type of work contributions to family (amount, style, person specificity, and consensus), the impact of various circumstances (age, gender, competence, preference, family position of individual, ethnic background, custom, parents' needs, or availability of children), and the feelings people…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Attitudes, Family Environment
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Crouter, Ann C.; Head, Melissa R.; Bumpus, Matthew F.; McHale, Susan M. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2001
Levels of involvement in household work were compared for sibling pairs in 172 families. In families where mothers had high work demands, daughters performed significantly more work than sons, and younger sisters did more work than older brothers. The gap in siblings' gender role attitudes was significantly greater in families wherein girls…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Daughters, Employed Parents, Family (Sociological Unit)