Talk:The Sociology of Housework

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Did you know... that Ann Oakley published the first sociological research that shows housework as being actual work?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 16:17, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the 1974 book The Sociology of Housework by Ann Oakley contains the first sociological study that shows housework as being actual work?

Reviewed: Pink Loerie Mardi Gras and Arts Festival

Created by SL93 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:24, 8 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]

The article meets DYK requirements, no close paraphrasing was found, and a QPQ has been done. The hook is cited inline and verified in the source. There's just one minor issue: the hook and article say "actual work", but the source does not use that exact wording, instead using "labour". Maybe the hook could be reworded to better reflect the source? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 03:51, 8 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Narutolovehinata5 ALT1 ... that the 1974 book The Sociology of Housework by Ann Oakley contains the first sociological study that shows housework as labour, instead of just part of a woman's role? I also added it to the article. Thanks for the review. SL93 (talk) 04:06, 8 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It seems better but it could still be reworded a bit since "sociology" would be repeated twice in the hook, and while it could be argued that it's unavoidable in this case it's still something to keep in mind. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:21, 9 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1a: Narutolovehinata5 ... that a 1974 book by Ann Oakley contains the first sociological study that shows housework as labour, instead of just part of a woman's role?

Okay, that should be okay. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 09:42, 9 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I came by to promote this, but there is close paraphrasing in the article and hook.
Source: The Sociology of Housework and Housewife (both 1974) were the first sociological studies to look at housework as labour rather than simply part of women's role
Article: Oakley's study is the first sociological study that shows housework as being labour, instead of just part of a woman's role.
Yoninah (talk) 15:54, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yoninah I had it much different before, but then it wasn't acceptable to the reviewer. I changed it back to how it was before. I think the original hook is fine because it shouldn't be the exact wording, which is what the reviewer wanted. What do you think of the original hook? SL93 (talk) 15:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SL93: well, if we could reduce all the repetition, it would work. How about:
ALT0a: ... that Ann Oakley published the first sociological research that shows housework as being actual work? Yoninah (talk) 16:05, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yoninah That sounds fine. SL93 (talk) 16:07, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I'm rewording it in the article. Restoring tick for ALT0 per Narutolovehinata5's review. Yoninah (talk) 16:13, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]