Time use, exploitation, and the dual-career household: Competing perspectives
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Abstract
This article evaluates Laibman's reformulation of Marxian exploitation theory, and compares it to two preference-based analyses of household time use (advanced by Becker and Hakim). Using a quantitative Marxist approach, and the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), we show profound dissatisfaction with working hours for members of dual-career households, and inequality, by gender, vis-à-vis pure consumption time. The results support exploitation-based theories of the household, and cast doubt on such preference-based theories of time use.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 587-614 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | American Journal of Economics and Sociology |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2011 |