to the extent that a society is to work, there exist a need for a cooperative process, including weber’s and merton’s note of common means and goals. but at the same time, there exist no societal process without involving conflict; (conflict in a dynamic and dialectical sense.) dealing with this problematic situation the emergence of “division of labor”, as a compulsive social differentiation, ...

The canonical model of labor supply is extended to account for subsistence needs and a frequently rigid division of labor within families (gender). Various theories that have been put forward are thus reconciled, in particular with respect to the distinct work choices of the poor. The model predicts negative labor supply elasticities for secondary workers at low wage rates and positive ones at ...

This study examined the relationship between relational uncertainty and perceptions of division of household labor (DHL) in cohabiting and married couples. Specifically, research questions explored perceived fairness in DHL and relational uncertainty, perceptual convergence of contributions, convergence of perceptions and relational uncertainty, and convergence of perceptions and relationship s...

This study examines the degree to which the division of household and child-care tasks predicts working-class women's well-being across the transition to parenthood. Women completed questionnaires about the division of labor and their well-being before the birth of their first child and upon returning to work. Results showed that violated expectations regarding the division of child care were a...

To the extent that a society is to work, there exist a need for a cooperative process, including Weber’s and Merton’s note of common means and goals. But at the same time, there exist no societal process without involving conflict; (conflict in a dynamic and dialectical sense.) Dealing with this problematic situation the emergence of “division of labor”, as a compulsive social differentiation, ...

Child labor is regarded as an ambiguous and controversial challenge encountered in majority of countries across the world. Given the incidence and prevalence of this phenomenon in Iran and the importance of household health expenditures, this study was done to evaluate the impact of children’s entry into labor market on household health expenditures. This study was conducted on urban households...

Membership in agricultural cooperatives may influence intra-household decisions regarding the division of household labor. However, linkages between cooperative membership and labor allocation remain unexplored. To fill this gap, we examine impact on off-farm work couples engaged farming, using data collected from 595 banana farmers China. The recursive bivariate probit model endogenous-treatme...