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Immigrant Time Use: Understanding Racial/Ethnic Variation in Housework by Partnered Women and Men

Sat, August 11, 10:30 to 11:30am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon G

Abstract

Researchers are increasingly documenting the racial/ethnic differences in the gendered division of labor in the home. Asian and Latina women in the U.S. spend more time on housework than white and black women as well as their male counterparts. These differences are often attributed to differences in gender role ideologies, with assumptions made about Latino and Asian cultural norms. However, these studies do not examine the role of immigration-related dimensions in explaining racial/ethnic differences. Using a national sample from the 2003 to 2016 American Time Use Survey, we examine how nativity, generation, period of arrival, and naturalization status mediates the relationship between race/ethnicity and women’s and men’s time devoted to housework. Preliminary results show that immigration-related variables better explain racial/ethnic differences in time use than conventional explanations do. Immigrants are not necessarily arriving with more “traditional” gender role ideologies but other factors associated with the immigration process may be involved.

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