“It’s a bit of a paradox, as she considers herself a feminist”: tensions of doing household-related occupations as a young cis-heterosexual couple in France
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“It’s a bit of a paradox, as she considers herself a feminist”: tensions of doing household-related occupations as a young cis-heterosexual couple in FranceDate
2024-08-07Citation
de Sagazan, N., von Kürthy, H., & Rivas Quarneti, N. (2024). “It’s a bit of a paradox, as she considers herself a feminist”: Tensions of doing household-related occupations as a young cis-heterosexual couple in France. Journal of Occupational Science, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2024.2379341
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[Abstract] Despite a rise of feminist values, the organisation of household-related occupations remains unequal. This research aimed to problematise the tensions existing in the organisation of household-related occupations of cis-heterosexual couples who self-identify as feminist. Narrative data were collected through individual and joint interviews with two couples. Individuals’ and couples’ storylines were studied through a narrative analysis. Subtle reproductions of traditional gendered roles were revealed, despite each couple’s strategies to reach equality. Their organisation was not explicitly negotiated as a couple but embedded in daily life. Couples’ task allocation rationales were related to the context within which they live and work, and occupational preferences rooted in unconscious gender stereotypes. Feminist values were paradoxically acting as a constraint for the women interviewed, adding perceived norms to conform to. The study responds to calls for occupational science to move beyond individualistic approaches to occupation and embraces a critical stance towards the complexity of ‘doing feminism’ in everyday life, thus revealing many layers of intersecting tensions.
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Occupational science
Household-related occupations
Cis-heterosexual couples
Occupational justice
Feminism
Narrative methodology
Household-related occupations
Cis-heterosexual couples
Occupational justice
Feminism
Narrative methodology
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This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Journal of Occupational Science. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
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1442-7591