Browsing by Author "Hakala, Marjo"

The aim of this study was to determine if doing and sharing housework is causing disagreements in young couples´ homes. Futhermore my study was about the causes of disagreements and how they were shown out. I was also interested in the influence of childhood home when it comes to young couples´ expectations of the division of housework. The theory part of the study dealt with the qualitative contents of the concept of mastery of everyday life and the knowledge that guides actions. It was also especially about young couples´ skills in everyday life. With the explanations about housework sharing was provided an explanation to housework division by sex. In addition, a previous research about the reasons why couples want to live together, what causes disagreements in relationships and if they are reasons for separations was presented. The studies have proved that couples are more satisfied than expected in sharing the housework. 13 young couples with no children took part in the study. They answered the questionary which was linked on a facebook profile. Everyone answered the questions individually on their own forms. The questions were either multiple choices or they demanded open answers. The frequencies were calculated and compared to couples and to women and men. The research showed that the most disagreement causing housework is cleaning. The housework was shared partly unequally and an allocation to women´s and men´s work was very clearly seen. Women did most of the laundry and men took care of the car and the household´s small maintenance tasks. It can be seen that housework causes disagreement in young couples´ homes. The model from childhood home is significant but effects in two ways, either young couples want to obey it or do the opposite way.