Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review (가족자원경영과 정책)

Korean Family Resource Management Association (한국가족자원경영학회)
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A Comparison of the Division of Housework of the Urban Couples in Korea and Japan

한일 양국 근로자 부부의 가사노동분담

  • 이기영 (서울대학교 가정대학 소비자학과) ;
  • 이연숙 (고려대학교 사범대학 가정교육과) ;
  • 김외숙 (한국방송대학교 가정학과) ;
  • 조희금 (대구대학교 생활과학대학 소비자가족학과)
  • Published : 1997.11.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the division of housework of urban couples in Korea and Japan. The data for 214 Korean couples living in Seoul and 162 Japanese couples in Tokyo were collected using structured questionnaires and time diaries. The division of housework were analyzed according to employed status of wives. The results were as follows; Generally Koreans and Japanese had similar patterns in the division of housework between husbands and wives. Husbands of full-time employed wives spent more time on housework than husbands of part-time employed wives and full-time wives. But the division of housework between spouse of part-time employed wives in Japan was a little different from that of Korean partners. Especially the husbands of full-time employed wives in Japan do housework the most among all types of husbands.

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