Renegotiating the Domestic Division of Labour? A Study of Dual Career Households in North East and South East England

1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicky Gregson ◽  
Michelle Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
South East England ◽  
Shed Light

This paper is concerned with extending debate on the renegotiation of the domestic division of labour within the context of contemporary economic restructuring. Our focus is on a form of household which is becoming increasingly common in Britain in the 1990s. This is the dual career household, in which both partners are in full time professional/managerial employment. A sample of 71 households drawn from the North east and South east, forms the basis for the study. The paper is divided into three main sections. In the first we establish a typology of forms of the domestic division of labour, as well as a means of allocating individual households to particular forms of the domestic division of labour. Then we move on to discuss the degree of variation in particular forms of the domestic division of labour found within our sample households and illustrate these with reference to five case studies. In our final section we consider the implications of our findings for the respective arguments of Lydia Morris and Jane Wheelock; point to the significance of gender identities to an understanding of between household variation in form of the domestic division of labour; and suggest how our findings shed light on the debate over women and social class.

scholarly journals Social theory, economic geography, space and place: Reflections on the work of Ray Hudson

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Perrons
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Economic Geography ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Industrial Transformation ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
East Region

Economic geography, at its best, deploys economic and social theory to make sense of the economic, political and social transformation of regions and their impact on people’s lives and opportunities. Nowhere is this approach more evident than in the work of Ray Hudson, who has consistently focused on analysing the processes of combined and uneven development to explain the broad changes in the capitalist economy together with middle-level theories to account for the complexity of regional development in practice. In so doing he has created a powerful Geographical Political Economy that provides a deep understanding of the last four decades of economic restructuring and industrial transformation of the North-East Region of England and its impact on the lives of people living there. This article reflects on this aspect of Ray Hudson’s work in the context of his broader contributions to the academy.

Vijaya and Romulus: Interpreting the Origin myths of Sri Lanka and Rome

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN STRATHERN
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Fifth Century ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
North East ◽  
Origin Stories ◽  
The North ◽  
Origin Myths ◽  
The Stranger

AbstractThe story of Vijaya, has long been central to the Sinhalese idea of themselves as a distinct ethnic group of Aryan origin with ancient roots in the island of Lanka. The ‘national’ chronicle of the Sinhalese, the Mahāvaṃsa (circa fifth century ce) presents Vijaya, an exiled prince from India descended from a lion, as the founder hero of Sinhala civilisation. In a companion article to this, I argued that the narrative of Vijaya and other founder-heroes in the Mahāvaṃsa revolves around the theme of transgression, and that this puzzling fact can only be explained by a consideration of the symbolic logic of the ‘stranger-king’ in origin stories and kingship rituals worldwide. In the present article, I look at other ways of explaining the narrative of Sīhabāhu, Vijaya, and Paṇḍukābhaya. First I break down the narrative into four different origin stories and consider their distribution in a range of texts from South Asia in order to reflect on possible textual inspirations for them (and even consider parallels with the Greek tale of Odysseus and Circe). Second, I consider the possibility that the narrative concerning relations with Pāṇḍu royalty reflects immediate political imperatives of the fifth century ce. Do such interpretations negate the assumption that an organic communal process of mythogenesis has been at work? In the final section this methodological dilemma is approached through comparisons with the way in which scholars have looked at the origin myths of ancient Greek and particularly Roman society. Lastly, these reflections add further weight to the global comparative model of the stranger king, for the stories of Romulus and Vijaya share an emphasis on alien and transgressive beginnings.In 2009 the Sri Lankan government finally destroyed the conventional forces of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) as the civil war that had afflicted the island since 1983 was brought to a violent denouement in the north-east of the Vanni region. From some of the subsequent celebrations by the Sinhalese majority, it seemed that the President Mahinda Rajapaksa was hailed not only for having rid Sri Lanka of a violent menace, but for having, in one sense, re-created the island. The country could now attain the kind of genuine independence and wholeness that had been lacking for much of the period following decolonisation in 1948. After the victory, Rajapaksa was hailed as a ‘great king’ and his admirers were not slow to draw historical analogies with kings and founder-heroes of the past. Such heroes typically have to wade through blood to obtain political mastery; the Lankan chronicles imply that such is the price that must be paid for the re-establishment of society or civilisation itself.

Gender and Recruitment: People and Places in the Labour Market

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Curran
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Sexual Division ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
Gender Divisions

This paper provides an account of the processes by which people were recruited to particular places in the labour market, and explores the implications of this account for conceptualisations of recruitment and of gender divisions in employment. On the basis of a survey of recruitment to 101 retail and clerical job vacancies in the North East of England, it is argued that the social and `tacit' skills required in the performance of such jobs are so inextricably linked with, and embedded in, gender that the jobs themselves may be seen as gendered. Gender itself thus has a direct influence on the separation of `men's jobs' and `women's jobs', which is distinct from the indirect effects of domestic responsibilities and the sexual division of labour in households.

Networking and division of labour – The case of industrial districts in the North–East of Italy*

1999 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Sergio Albertini
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Industrial Districts ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Interactive Communication ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Coordination Process ◽  
Actor Networks

Networking can be considered the organizational support to the learning process. The paper defines a new coordination process of the division of labour between autonomous actors and organizations, beyond the market and the hierarchical processes. Networking by means of “interactive communication” is becoming increasingly the typical organizational process in post-fordism which allows new, far-reaching, opportunities in the division of cognitive labour. The discussion of the process of exploration and exploitation of knowledge is based on two analytical dimensions: (a) the types of knowledge shared by organizations and (b) the types of roles played by different actor networks. The analytical framework shows how different specialized actors and organizations, with different tasks, are complementary as regards the effectiveness of the networking (specialists, systemists, connectors and meta-organizers). The empirical evidence – concerning the evolution of the industrial districts of the North–East of Italy towards the network form – seems to support the conceptual approach adopted.

An assessment of the spectrum of disability and handicap in multiple sclerosis: a population-based study

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
G V McDonnell ◽  
S A Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Full Time ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Environmental Status

Objectives: To establish the spectrum of disability and handicap in a population based sample of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Background: Much knowledge exists about the epidemiology of MS but, despite its importance for health and social service planning, there remains relatively little data on the extent and nature of disability and handicap in this population. Methods: In a prevalence study in the north-east of N. Ireland, 288 patients (Poser criteria) were identified. Disability and handicap were assessed using the Incapacity Status Scale and Environmental Status Scale of the Minimal Record of Disability for MS. Results: Both scales were completed for 248 (86%) of patients. Just 71 (29%) are fully independent in all basic ADL's of bathing, dressing, grooming and feeding. Fifty-seven (23%) are unable to climb a flight of stairs and 102 (42%) acknowledge problems with sexual function. Sixty-one (25%) were working essentially full-time and 53 (21%) had no external financial support. Forty-five (18%) had changed residence due to MS, 12 (5%) were institutionalised and 86 (35%) required assistance for at least 1 h/day with ADL's. Eighty-one (33%) were unable to drive a car or use public transport. Forty-two (17%) access community services for at least 1 h/day on average. Conclusions: This data gives a clear indication of the considerable range of basic health and social issues in a typical MS community. Further work is required to establish patient perceptions of the adequacy of care provision and whether standards of care for MS patients are being met.

scholarly journals Would the Public Support a Ban on Smoking in Public Places? - A Survey of Local Opinion in the North East of England

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Ahmed ◽  
Avinash Aujayeb ◽  
Emma Cowens ◽  
Adam Evans ◽  
Felicity Gent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Public Support ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Smoking Bans ◽  
Shopping Malls ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The Public ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

The purpose of study is to determine the degree of support for a general ban on smoking in public places and bans on smoking in specific locations amongst adults living in the North East of England. To assess the variation in support for smoking bans by smoking status and socio-demographic factors. Procedures: After appropriate training, ten medical students conducted interviews with members of the public in city centre locations. Interviewers adhered to a structured schedule and all participants gave informed consent. Quota sampling techniques were used to obtain a sample representative of the wider population in terms of age, gender and occupational social class. Main findings: Interviews were conducted with 538 individuals of whom 338 (63%) stated that they would support a general ban on smoking in public places. Support for a ban varied by smoking status and social class but not by gender or age group. Of the specific locations mentioned, support was greatest for smoking bans in restaurants and cafes (83%), shopping malls (72%) and workplaces (72%) and lowest for smoking bans in pubs and clubs (37%), the home (27%) and outdoor public places (23%). Conclusions: Local support for bans on smoking in public places in the North East of England is high - particularly in relation to bans in restaurants and cafes, shopping malls and workplaces. Introduction and enforcement of smoking bans in these locations would not be expected to meet with great opposition and may have a positive influence on public health.

scholarly journals Why we should be worried about community care: a personal view of the Eighth Annual TAPS Conference

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 681-682
Author(s):  
Paul Crichton
Keyword(s):  
Community Care ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Personal View ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Health Economist ◽  
Set Up

In 1985, nearly two years after the announcement of the intended closure of Claybury and Friern Hospitals, the Team for the Assessment Psychiatric Services (TAPS) was set up to evaluate this policy. TAPS has now grown to a staff of six full-time researchers (three psychologists, a psychiatrist, a sociologist and a health economist) and is funded mainly by the North East Thames Regional Health Authority, but also by the Department of Health. This was the eighth annual conference, and the first since the closure of Friern Hospital in March 1993.

The TAPS Project. 11: The Selection of Patients for Reprovision

1993 ◽  
Vol 162 (S19) ◽  
pp. 36-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Jones
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Selection Bias ◽  
Health Authority ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Selection Of Patients ◽  
Selection Of

The selection of patients for community reprovision during the first three years of an active closure programme at two large mental hospitals in the North East Thames Regional Health Authority was studied. It was found that a strong selection bias was operating: the patients selected were significantly younger, had spent less time in full-time psychiatric care, were less likely to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, had larger social networks, and were more likely to want to leave hospital.

Retaining and Supporting Mature Students in Higher Education

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Bolam ◽  
Richard Dodgson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Full Time ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Mature Students ◽  
Systems Of Support

An increasing proportion of the United Kingdom's (UK) full-time undergraduate student population is mature. However, the reasons as to why these students leave higher education early are under-researched. Based upon research conducted in the North East of England, this article contributes to the closure of this gap as it highlights a number of issues that impact upon the retention of mature students. These issues include finance, a lack of preparedness for higher education and timetabling. The North East's six universities have responded to these issues by introducing systems of support that span the student lifecycle.

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