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Division of Household Labor and Family Functioning in Off‐Reservation Navajo Indian Families *
Author(s) -
Hossain Ziarat
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00255.x
Subject(s) - navajo , reservation , division of labour , psychology , competence (human resources) , developmental psychology , perception , coping (psychology) , social psychology , clinical psychology , economics , political science , philosophy , linguistics , neuroscience , law , market economy
The division of household labor and family functioning of mothers and fathers was examined in 28 off‐reservation Navajo Indian families. Mothers invested significantly more time in cleaning, food, and child‐related tasks than fathers, but mothers and fathers equally participated in household maintenance. In their perception of how they and their family functioned, mothers and fathers reported similar zzlevels of coping and competence, but mothers demonstrated significantly more commitment, cohesion, and communication skills than fathers. Overall, fathers showed high levels of involvement in household labor and family functioning. Findings are discussed with respect to family functioning and gender roles in 2‐parent Navajo families.