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What did Gershuny find? |
She found that men were doing more at home, especially when women were in paid work. Even though only 27% |
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What did Wilkinson say? |
Domestic violence is due to the social inequality, especially for those who are from low income families or addicts who lack resources. They're more likely to get frustrated as they fail to maintain stability and caring relationships and understanding so increases risk of violence and conflict. |
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What did Dobash and Dobash find? |
They found that in marriage, if men felt their authority was being challenged, they'd result in domestic violence. Marriage legitimises violence, and men get away with it because it's not taking seriously by the courts as they dominate the state. Inevitable because we're in a patriarchal society. |
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What did Dunne find? |
She studies 37 lesbian couples and found that they had not used gender scripts to determine which household tasks would be done, so they were open with negotiation and thus more equal.
However, where one partner did more paid work - they also did less domestic work eg. Paid work is an important influence on division of labour. |
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What did Pahl & Vogler find? |
That there is an increase in pooling over recent years. Men still tended to make the major decisions reflecting their greater earnings. |
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What did Paul & Vogler find? |
That there is an increase in pooling over recent years. Men still tended to make the major decisions reflecting their greater earnings. |
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What was Edgell's study? |
Studied decision making among professional couples where both worked full time and found inequalities.
Very important decisions (eg. Finances or moving house) were made my the husband alone or he had the final say. Important decisions were made jointly. Less important decisions (food) were made by the wife. Explanations of this were that men have more power in decision making because they earn more. Women are economically dependent on them, so have less say. |
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Why don't police record, investigate or prosecute domestic violence? |
They're reluctant because they don't want to be involved with the 'private sphere' of the family. They often take the view that individuals are free to leave if unhappy. |
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How much does violence does a woman take before reporting? |
Yearnshire found a woman suffers 25 assaults before reporting abuse. |
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