Journal article
Egalitarianism, Housework, and Sexual Frequency in Marriage
American sociological review, Vol.78(1), pp.26-50
02/01/2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/109589
PMCID: PMC4273893
PMID: 25540459
Abstract
Changes in the nature of marriage have spurred a debate about the consequences of shifts to more egalitarian relationships, and media interest in the debate has crystallized around claims that men who participate in housework get more sex. However, little systematic or representative research supports the claim that women, in essence, exchange sex for men’s participation in housework. Although research and theory support the expectation that egalitarian marriages are higher quality, other studies underscore the ongoing importance of traditional gender behavior and gender display in marriage. Using data from Wave II of the National Survey of Families and Households, this study investigates the links between men’s participation in core (traditionally female) and non-core (traditionally male) household tasks and sexual frequency. Results show that both husbands and wives in couples with more traditional housework arrangements report higher sexual frequency, suggesting the importance of gender display rather than marital exchange for sex between heterosexual married partners.
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Details
- Title
- Egalitarianism, Housework, and Sexual Frequency in Marriage
- Creators
- Sabino Kornrich - Juan March InstituteJulie Brines - University of WashingtonKatrina Leupp - University of Washington
- Publication Details
- American sociological review, Vol.78(1), pp.26-50
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Identifiers
- 99900547395401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article