housework Betydning & definition

Eksempler på housework

• Families became smaller and somewhat more egalitarian and, helped by the increasing availability of household appliances and their longer schooling, children's contributions to housework reduced.

• The latter also considers the unpaid labour undertaken by women, recognising that housework is actually work (p. 147).

• Far from their assistance being confined to practical tasks, like child care or housework, many older parents continued to provide material help.

• For example, a room had been decorated in a different colour or a new housework routine had been devised.

• Other forms of support are two-way, such as moral support in difficult situations, shopping, helping with housework, minor household repairs, driving (giving lifts) and gardening.

• While formal home support with regular housework is delivered to only 19 interviewees, over half the sample receive informal help, chiefly from relatives.

• Most respondents were in touch with their family, and their relatives generally offered social contacts and considerable support, particularly with shopping, housework, outings and room-decoration.

• Accommodating relatives overnight is necessary when they travel a long distance, or because of their close involvement in housework or care tasks.