Characteristics of Time-space Utilization and Its Gender Differences in Traditional Family Model: A Case Study of Stem Family and Nuclear Family

摘要

Under the background of the current socio-economic transformation in China,family structure has changed from the stem family to the nuclear family.As the relationship between husband and wife tends to be balanced,part of the family’s financial dominance appears to be shared by both men and women.This article discusses how family structure restricts family members of different genders by carrying out in-depth interviews with nine families.By comparing the time allocation and spatial utilization behavior of individuals with different family structures,we find that compared with the stem family,female seems to undertake more labor work in the nuclear family for lack of help from elderly parents.There is a phenomenon of "gender inequality" in the allocation of housework time but "gender equality" in working time.