The Role of Housework in Everyday Life: Another Aspect of Consumption in Modern Japan

Masayuki Tanimoto

Chapter 2 in The Historical Consumer, 2012, pp 27-55 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract What determines the level of utility that people derive from their everyday lives? There is no doubt that the consumption of goods — necessities and luxuries — is primary in considering the utility level of ordinary people. However, tangible goods are not the only objects consumed. Various kinds of ‘services’ also have a great influence on the level of individual utility. Specifically, before the ‘contemporary’ age, services delivered inside the household made up an important part of the overall consumption. These services have mainly been provided by means of ‘housework’ in a broad sense. The purpose of this chapter is to shed light on the practice of housework in modern Japan from the point of view of consumption history.1

Keywords: Gross Domestic Product; Household Head; Farming Household; Salaried Worker; Female Member (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230367340_2

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