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7 - Sweden

from Consciously Creating Equality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2020

By
Linda Haas  and
Leslie Stanley-Stevens†
Edited by
Francine M. Deutsch  and
Ruth A. Gaunt
Francine M. Deutsch
Affiliation:
Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts
Ruth A. Gaunt
Affiliation:
University of Lincoln
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Summary

Each of these chapters contains a case study of a couple from the relevant country. Each includes a description of the everyday life of the couple with respect to the division of housework and childcare, a recounting of the history of their relationship and how it became equal, a discussion of how they balance paid work and family, and an analysis of the factors that facilitate their equality. Those factors include their conviction in gender equality, their rejection of essentialist beliefs, their familism, and their socialization in their families of origin. By showing how and why they undo gender, these couples provide lessons on how equality at home can be achieved.

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Case studygender equalitydomestic laborwork and familyundoing genderessentialismfamilismsocializationSweden
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Creating Equality at Home
How 25 Couples around the World Share Housework and Childcare
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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