DOMESTIC LABOUR AND PATRIARCHY: THE IMPLICATIONS OF A STUDY IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND

Abstract

Evidence from a study in Middlesborough is presented in favour of the proposition that an adequate analysis of domestic labour in modern society depends on taking into account its content and distribution. In particular, the characteristics of the gender division of domestic labour suggest the need for an integrated theoretical approach which draws on the insights of both Marxists, concerning the development of the capitalist mode of production and feminists concerning the operation and impact of patriarchy.

Citation

Close, P. and Collins, R. (1983), "DOMESTIC LABOUR AND PATRIARCHY: THE IMPLICATIONS OF A STUDY IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 31-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012953