Child Involvement in Household Chores

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This paper summarizes and reviews the article, which examines how household tasks are influenced by parents, family context, and the combination of these factors. The article reviewed is based on a study intended to demonstrate that children would most often perform gender-related tasks in the home.

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"The results of the study found that children in the 8-12 age range almost always perform gender related tasks in the home. In terms of family context, the study found that the gender of the child had a major impact upon the type of work that was done. Researchers found that the girls performed most of the work in feminine tasks areas, while boys did most of the work in masculine task areas. (Antill et al, 1996) The study also found that there was little evidence to support the assertion that first born children do more work than second born children."

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