Time-use and Mind-use: How "Cognitive Labor" Shapes Paid and Unpaid Work скачать в хорошем качестве

Time-use and Mind-use: How "Cognitive Labor" Shapes Paid and Unpaid Work

There’s a lot more to running a home and raising children than cooking and laundry. Before a meal is cooked, someone has to identify a recipe and make sure the ingredients are on-hand. Before the washing machine begins its cycle, someone has to remember to check the hamper and the supply of detergent. Sociologist Allison Daminger, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (and ideas42 alum!), presents her research on “cognitive labor” (a.k.a. “the mental load”). What is it, how is it distributed by gender, and why does it matter—not just for couples, but for colleagues and employers, too?