Journal of Families and Better Life (가정과삶의질연구)

Korean Home Management Association (가정과삶의질학회)
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Labor time and Labor Division of the rural couples cultivating rice and barley

米麥농가 부부의 노동시간과 노동분담

  • Kim, Hee-Soon (Division of Home Economics, Rural Development Administration, Home Economics Extension Agent) ;
  • Choe, Hyun-Cha (Dept. of Consumer Studies & Resource Management, Seoul National univ. Assistant Professor)
  • 김희순 (농촌진흥청 생활개선과 생활지도사) ;
  • 최현자 (서울대학교 소비자학과)
  • Published : 2000.09.01
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Abstract

This study was to find out the status of labor division between rural husband and wife by measuring the labor time for tasks, the ratio of relative contribution toward work, and work segregation. Data used in this study were collected fro 424 persons of 212 farm households mainly cultivating rice and barley. The results of this study were as follows : 1) In the case of work directly related to farming, working hours of husband were significantly longer than those of wife during the farming and off-farming season. In contrast working hours of wife for housekeeping were significantly longer than those of husband during both seasons. 2) The ratio of relative contribution toward farming work of husband was a little higher than that of wife during farming and off-farming season. But this toward housekeeping work was less than that of wife. 3) The degree of gender segregation in farming was 0.33 during the farming season and 0.01 during the off-farming season. The kinds of work and time distribution were relatively same. The degree of gender segregation in housekeeping was 0.79 during the farming season and 0.72 during the off-farming season. These values showed inequality of work segregation in the kind of work and time distribution.

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