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International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 29, No. 3-4, 269-281 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/002071528802900309
© 1988 SAGE Publications

Canadian Families-Men's Involvement in Family Work: A Case Study of Immigrant Men In Toronto

Tony Haddad

York University, North York, Canada

Lawrence Lam

York University, North York, Canada

The study presents empirical data, based on interviews with 117 immigrant fathers/husbands, about their involvement in family work. We found that their pattern of behaviour and participation in family work can be grouped into three types: (1) "Tradi tionalists" who refused to do more in compensation for their spouses' decrease in time availability for family chores due to employment; (2) "Situationalists' who did a minimal amount of domestic labour and believed that they had limited choice in the matter due to "situa tional constraints"; and (3) "Adaptors" or "prioritizors" who because of the presence of pre schoolers and/or their wives being employed fulltime did a fair number of domestic chores as a necessary strategy to maximize their family's well-being. The involvement of these husbands/fathers did not support the theoretical underpinnings of the Exchange/Resource Theory in explaining the family relation/interaction between husband and wife within the con text of family work. The analysis points to the need for a critical re-assessment of this theory. However, the findings suggest that changes in sex role attitudes and in the socio-economic and socio-cultural milieu as a result of their migration to Canada, and importantly, how they cope with these changes are important factors in explaining the division of labour in family work.


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