With innovative cross-national analyses by leading international scholars, "Dividing the Domestic" extends a rich tradition of sociological research on housework and gender to reveal how a country's culture and policies influence couples' private lives.

Judith Treas is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Demographic and Social Analysis (C-DASA) at the University of California, Irvine. Sonja Drobni¿ is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hamburg, Germany.