Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Economics, Jun. 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Sankt Gallen, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-184).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2006. / Document formatted into pages; contains v, 41 p. Includes bibliographical references.

abstract: The division of domestic labor has far-reaching implications for "private" life (e.g. relational satisfaction and conflict) and for "public" paid labor (e.g. time and dedication in the workplace and career advancement). Although several theories have been developed and tested, they do not sufficiently explain the consistent findings that women in mixed sex households perform a majority of the domestic labor. Without understanding the causes for differences in task performance, past research encouraging communicative solutions to ameliorate conflict was ineffective in changing task allocation and performance. Therefore, it is necessary to understand theoretical explanations that drive domestic labor behavior to develop effective solutions. The recent integrative theory of the division of domestic labor attempts to explain how individuals interact with household partners to allocate domestic tasks. Recognizing the complexity of the division of domestic labor, the integrative theory considers individual, dyadic, and societal factors that influence task allocation. Because clear differences in task performance have been found in mixed sex households, this study separates sex and gender as distinct variables by considering same-sex roommate relationships, essentially removing sex differences from the living arrangement. Furthermore, this study considers individual threshold levels as described by the integrative theory in order to test the theoretical underpinnings. Specifically, this study is designed to investigate the relationships between individual cleanliness threshold levels and gender, sex, perceptions of satisfaction, equity, and frequency of conflict in same-sex roommate relationships. Results indicate support of the integrative theory of the division of domestic labor. Regarding gender differences, partial support for the theory appeared in that feminine individuals have lower threshold levels than masculine individuals. Regarding sex differences, women possess lower individual threshold levels (i.e. more bothered when a task is undone) compared to men, which likely accounts for why existing research indicates that women spend more time performing domestic tasks. What is more, individuals with higher threshold levels report greater relational satisfaction. Further, individuals whose threshold levels differ from their living partner report lower relational satisfaction and greater conflict frequency. Finally, in terms of equity, both overbenefited and underbenefited individuals experience more conflict than those who feel their relationship is equitable. These results provide theoretical support for the integrative theory of the division of labor. Furthermore, the development and testing of a threshold measure scale can be used practically for future research and for better roommate pairings by universities. In addition, communication scholars, family practitioners and counselors, and universities can apply these theoretically grounded research findings to develop and test strategies to reduce conflict and increase relational satisfaction among roommates and couples. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Communication 2011

abstract: At the heart of every eusocial insect colony is a reproductive division of labor. This division can emerge through dominance interactions at the adult stage or through the production of distinct queen and worker castes at the larval stage. In both cases, this division depends on plasticity within an individual to develop reproductive characteristics or serve as a worker. In order to gain insight into the evolution of reproductive plasticity in the social insects, I investigated caste determination and dominance in the ant Harpegnathos saltator, a species that retains a number of ancestral characteristics. Treatment of worker larvae with a juvenile hormone (JH) analog induced late-instar larvae to develop as queens. At the colony level, workers must have a mechanism to regulate larval development to prevent queens from developing out of season. I identified a new behavior in H. saltator where workers bite larvae to inhibit queen determination. Workers could identify larval caste based on a chemical signal specific to queen-destined larvae, and the production of this signal was directly linked to increased JH levels. This association provides a connection between the physiological factors that induce queen development and the production of a caste-specific larval signal. In addition to caste determination at the larval stage, adult workers of H. saltator compete to establish a reproductive hierarchy. Unlike other social insects, dominance in H. saltator was not related to differences in JH or ecdysteroid levels. Instead, changes in brain levels of biogenic amines, particularly dopamine, were correlated with dominance and reproductive status. Receptor genes for dopamine were expressed in both the brain and ovaries of H. saltator, and this suggests that dopamine may coordinate changes in behavior at the neurological level with ovarian status. Together, these studies build on our understanding of reproductive plasticity in social insects and provide insight into the evolution of a reproductive division of labor. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Biology 2012

O objetivo principal desta dissertação consiste no conhecimento das desigualdades socioespaciais de São Bernardo do Campo desencadeadas pelo processo de divisão internacional e territorial do trabalho. As desigualdades sociais e territoriais visíveis na paisagem desse município localizado na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo constituíram a razão motivadora para investigar como ocorreu o processo de especialização geográfica das atividades ligadas à presença de indústrias automobilísticas e quais benefícios essa divisão territorial do trabalho trouxe a maioria da população. O método pelo qual a realidade foi reconstituída teve como base o espaço geográfico, isto é, uma indissociabilidade contraditória entre sistemas de objetos e sistemas de ações. A partir disso, formou-se um sistema de conceitos concebido pelas categorias de análise, como: divisão do trabalho, território usado, técnicas, normas e as relações entre o mundo e os lugares, juntamente com os novos recortes territoriais baseados nas verticalidades e horizontalidades a fim de analisar como os eventos presentes no mundo se relacionam com os lugares. Nesse sentido, o processo de divisão internacional do trabalho, conhecido como a repartição dos recursos no planeta, serviu de ferramenta analítica para reconhecer como as intencionalidades de empresas de origem global atuam na formação da divisão territorial do trabalho ligadas a lógicas privadas. A instalação de empresas como: Volkswagen, Toyota, Scania, dentre outras em São Bernardo do Campo, representaram o mundo diretamente em pontos do território brasileiro. Desse modo, foi possível revelar usos desiguais do território pelas empresas, sobretudo multinacionais do setor automobilístico, em relação ao conjunto da população. Tal processo figurou como a raiz das desigualdades socioespaciais, em que a fragmentação e a seletividade territorial atenderam e continuam a oferecer privilégios a empresas e instituições. Com a análise dos tipos de uso do território pela divisão internacional e territorial do trabalho em São Bernardo do Campo foi possível visualizar um novo meio geográfico em pleno processo de transformação. A competitividade entre empresas, a desvalorização do trabalho, com subutilização da mão de obra, além de novas formas de produção, justificaria um novo campo de estudos da Geografia intitulado: geografia do trabalho. Entretanto, para confrontar esse novo campo de estudos foi proposto a investigação da realidade através da expressão territorial do trabalho. O uso do território, portanto, pelo mundo do trabalho consistiu no recurso de método dessa pesquisa em contraposição a geografias particulares. / The main objective of this dissertation is the knowledge of socio-spatial inequalities in São Bernardo do Campo triggered by the process of territorial and international division of labor. The social and territorial inequalities visible in the landscape of this town in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo were the motivating reason to investigate how the process of geographical specialization of activities occurred linked to the presence of automobile and what benefits this territorial division of labor brought most of population. The method by which reality was reconstituted was based on the geographical space centered in their systems of objects and actions. From there, formed a system of concepts designed by categories of analysis, such as division of labor, used territory, techniques, regulations and relations between the world and the places along with new territorial clippings based on horizontal and vertical organization of regional spaces in order to analyze how these events relate to the world everywhere. In this sense, the process of international division of labor, known as the allocation of resources on the planet, served as the analytical tool to recognize as the original intentions of global companies operating in the formation of the territorial division of labor linked to logical private. Installation of companies such as Volkswagen, Toyota, Scania, and others in São Bernardo do Campo, represented the world directly in points of Brazil. Thus, it was possible to reveal uneven uses of the territory by companies, especially multinationals in the automotive sector, in relation to the majority population. This process figured as the root of socio-spatial inequalities in the territorial fragmentation and selectivity met and continue to offer privileges to companies and institutions. With the analysis of the types of uses of the territory by the international division of labor in Sao Bernardo do Campo was possible to visualize a new geographical environment in the process of transformation. The competitiveness between enterprises, the devaluation of labor, with underutilization of labor, and new forms of production, would justify a new field of study Geography titled: geography of labor. However, the result came together to confront the theoretical use of the territory represented by the world of work as opposed to particular geographies.

Research done in the United States has linked household division of labor to marital quality. Research shows that satisfaction with division of labor is associated with greater marital happiness. There is minimal research in other countries on the relationship between division of labor and marital quality. China, with a history of gender inequality and emerging women's rights, makes an ideal setting for examining the relationship between division of labor and marital quality. In addition to measuring the influence of division of labor and satisfaction with division of labor on marital satisfaction, this study includes a scale on childcare related tasks. The data used in this study were collected between 1995 and 2001, from 446 couples, in Beijing and Hangzhou, China. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used for dyadic analysis. Results show that traditional division of labor and wives' satisfaction with division of labor positively affect Chinese husbands' marital satisfaction. Contrary to US research, results do not show a statistically significant effect between division of labor and Chinese wives' marital satisfaction. Results also show that higher levels of wives' responsibility for childcare predicts lower levels of marital satisfaction for husbands. Implications for culturally sensitive counseling are discussed.

This qualitative study explores male nurses’ negotiation of masculine gender identities in the nontraditional work of registered nursing. Few registered nurses in the United States are men, and men leave the profession within the first four years after graduation at twice the rate of women. This study builds on previous work by seeking to understand why male nursing graduates of an institution formerly for women only, made the decision to become nurses, how they decided to attend a women’s college over a more gender balanced campus experience, and in what ways they negotiate gender identities in the configuration of nursing practice careers. Though others have cautioned that active recruitment of men into nursing could be detrimental to women nurses’ careers, the current nursing shortage has changed the terrain in health care creating a structural need for both women and men. In contrast to previous studies, which focused on elucidating mechanisms in the workplace that encouraged men nurses’ rapid ascendancy in the profession, this study explores socialization processes encountered in both educational and workplace settings to gain understanding of the meaning these experiences hold for male nurses in the negotiation of masculinity in a predominantly women’s profession. By uncovering the salient meaning that socialization into the professional culture of nursing has for male nurses, an understanding can be gained of how best to recruit and retain men in the profession. Gender theory provides the lens with which structures of gendered educational and work relations among participants in this study were examined. Data were collected from thirty participants using multiple methods, and analyzed using an emergent themes approach. Participants identified themselves as competent, compassionate caregivers. Although relationships with female nursing colleagues were undergirded by horizontal reciprocity, tensions arose when male physicians communicated greater trust with male nurses. Interactions with nursing managers were regarded with caution. The male nurses in this study perceived that they were expected to respond with stoicism in crises, work excessive overtime, and were assigned the most complicated cases. They did not feel they could voice reservations about accepting complicated case assignments as did their female colleagues.

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