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One of the most widely used concepts in the sociology of women and men's work is that of the breadwinner. Given its centrality to and in so many core academic debates, it is surprising that so little attention has been paid to theorizing and operationalizing breadwinning. Breadwinning seems to lie uncontested, with an unproblematic taken-for-granted, common sense meaning in current sociology.The article reviews how breadwinning has been approached in sociology and how it has been operationalized in empirical studies. After identifying different dimensions of breadwinning, the article explores their reliability in a descriptive analysis of women and men's breadwinning work in Europe. It is concluded that the meaning of breadwinning should be debated as routinely as that of caring. Copyright © 2007 BSA Publications Ltd®.
Author(s): Warren T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Work, Employment & Society
Year: 2007
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Pages: 317-336
ISSN (print): 0950-0170
ISSN (electronic): 1469-8722
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950017007076642
DOI: 10.1177/0950017007076642
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