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TALCOTT PARSONS (1995) |
-Traditional nuclearfamily, the roles of husbands and wives are segregated (clear division oflabour) – separate and distinct from one another.· -HUSBAND HAS ANINSTRUMENTAL ROLE: geared towards achieving success at work so they can providefor family financially (breadwinner). · -WIFE HAS AN EMPRESSIVE ROLE: geared towardsprimary socialisation of the children and meeting the family’s emotional needs.The homemaker, full time house wife not a wage earner. |
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ELIZABETH BOTT (1975) |
-Two types of conjugal roles within amarriage.· -SEGREGATED CONJUGAL ROLE: couple haveseparate roles: male is breadwinner and female is homemaker (instrumental andexpressive roles) leisure activities also separate. · -JOINT CONJUGAL ROLE: couples sharetasks e.g housework, childcare, spend leisure together. |
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YOUNG &WILLMOTT (1973) |
- ‘March of progress’approach of history of family. See family life gradually improving for all itsmembers becoming more equal. -Long-term trendaway from conjugal roles and symmetrical family.· -Symmetricalfamilies are more common among younger couples that are geographically andsocially isolated and the more affluent. · -They see a rise inthis due to social changes such as: woman’s position higher standards of living, new technology and geographical mobility(more couples living away from the communities they grew up in). |
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ANN OAKLEY (1974) |
-Reject the ‘marchof progress’. Argue that little has changed: men and women remain unequalwithin the family and women still do more housework. See inequality stemmingfrom a male dominated or patriarchal society.· -Oakley foundevidence of husbands helping in home but no evidence of a trend towardssymmetry. · -Only 15% ofhusbands had high level of participation in housework, and only 25% participatein childcare. |
