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Peer-Reviewed Articles in Scientific JournalsBedingungsszenarien einer partnerschaftlichen Arbeitsteilung beim Übergang zur Elternschaft
Dechant, Anna; Schulz, Florian (2013)
Comparative Population Studies 38 (5): 587–614
DOI: 10.4232/10.CPoS-2013-06de
On the basis of a qualitative longitudinal study of 14 German couples, the conditions that are necessary and sufficient for an equal division of labour in the transition to parenthood are examined in an explorative way. Based on the assumption that couples with educational homogamy on a high level are probably more prone and sufficiently assertive to establish egalitarian relationships, we show that such arrangements cannot be sustained or achieved without the existence of specific contiguous conditions. A comparison of attitudes, family values and norms with actual everyday routines also suggests in many cases the well-known “verbal open-mindedness and rigid behaviour”.