Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10471679 | Social Science & Medicine | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Research on health behavior in intimate ties is limited by a reliance on gender socialization theory and a focus on straight marriage. ⺠We analyze the relationship dynamics around health behavior in straight, gay, and lesbian long-term couples in the U.S. (N = 100 individuals). ⺠We develop the concept “health behavior work” to align activities done to promote health behavior with theories on unpaid work in the home. ⺠Findings suggest that the gendered relational context of intimate ties shapes the dynamics of and explanations for health behavior work.
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Authors
Corinne Reczek, Debra Umberson,