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Learning goal: Discuss the economic value of unpaid family labor as well as how this labor relates to social institutions other than family and connect the activity to key chapter concepts.
This exercise gives students the chance to discuss unpaid family labor, its economic value, and related non-family social institutions.
PART A: Complete the chart
Unpaid Labor and Family Work Exercise
Complete the table, which has five of 10 unpaid family tasks and their economic value listed. You should add five additional tasks (first column), along with the cost of each task (second column) based on the national average in the labor market (a little online research should suffice). In the third column, for all 10 tasks, write in any other social institutions other than the family that relates to this particular task (e.g., education, government, the market/economy, religion, media, schools, workplaces, peers etc.) .
MAKING INVISIBLE LABOR VISIBLE: ECONOMIC VALUE AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS
Task (a) National Average (b) Related Institution(s) (c)
1. Driver $4 per 15-minute ride
2. Babysitter/Caretaker $12 per hour
3. Short-Order Cook $5 per meal
4. House Cleaner $10 per room
5. Homework Tutor $20 per hour
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[copy & paste chart with your additions if you can]
If you cannot, retype as:
1. Driver, $4per 15 minute drive, Public transportation/Gov’t
PART B: Answer the Questions
Unpaid Labor and Family Work Exercise Questions
1. What was your family’s arrangement for covering child care and paid employment when you were growing up? What about some of the other tasks on your group’s list of unpaid tasks? Did this differ across your childhood or did it stay mostly the same over time?
How, if at all, do you think gender plays a role in our understanding of family and how family care overlaps with the world of paid work? Give examples, including those connected to your list of unpaid family tasks.
Consider the list of unpaid family labor in your table. How might this vary by family structure/family form (e.g., two married parents, single mother/father, grandparent only, etc.)?
Has this exercise made you think differently about the division of labor in the potential family you will create? Why or why not?
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