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Ann Oakley analysed the perceptions of 40 urban housewives around housework, their feelings of monotony and fragmentation, the length of their working week, the importance of standards and routines, and their attitudes to different household tasks. This classic book paved the way for the sociological study of many more aspects of women's lives.

The Sociology of Housework

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 11 September 2019
      ISBN-13 9781447349426
      978-1447349426
      ISBN-10 1447349423
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      Gender studies: women and girls

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      Book Synopsis
      Ann Oakley analysed the perceptions of 40 urban housewives around housework, their feelings of monotony and fragmentation, the length of their working week, the importance of standards and routines, and their attitudes to different household tasks. This classic book paved the way for the sociological study of many more aspects of women's lives.

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