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What type of feminists agree with the 'March of Progress' view towards families? |
Liberal feminists |
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Explain the march of progress view in relation to gender equality within relationships |
Liberal feminists believe that due to the increasing amount of females entering paid employment, and changes in the law, women are becoming more equal within relationships |
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What do liberal feminists believe the march of progress encourages? (within women) |
Financial independence |
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How do radical and Marxist feminists view society? |
Patriarchal |
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Do radical and Marxist feminists believe that we have gender equality? |
No |
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Explain the idea of a 'dual burden' |
Despite women entering the workplace, it's still not equal. Women effectively have two jobs: one inside and one outside the home |
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Who came up with the idea of instrumental and expressive roles? |
Parsons |
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Who does Parsons think fills the expressive role? |
Women |
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Who does parsons think fills the instrumental role? |
Men |
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Who would typically be the 'breadwinner' in the family according to parsons? |
The man (who fills the instrumental role) |
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What is expected from an instrumental leader? (2 points) |
1.) to be a leader 2.) to be a provider (breadwinner) |
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What is expected from the expressive role? (2 points) |
1.) to provide psychological support to the husband 2.) to take responsibility for the rearing of children |
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Why did parsons see the expressive role as natural? |
Because women give birth to children |
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How did Parsons argue segregated division of labour was natural? |
He stated that it was based on psychological differences (due to women naturally being able to conceive children) |
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Do the New Right thinkers support the structure of a nuclear family? |
Yes |
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List 3 things that New Right thinkers are concerned about (family related) |
1.) births outside of marriage 2.) cohabitation 3.) lone parent families |
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What does family breakdown often lead to? |
Lone mothers |
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How do New Right thinkers think children from lone parent families will be affected? |
They lack male role models which means they will lack discipline |
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List 2 "social ills" |
1.) juvenile delinquency 2.) educational underachievement |
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What do New Right thinkers believe will happen to children without a male role model? |
They will lack discipline therefore they will commit "social ills" (e.g juvenile delinquency, educational underachievement) |
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Who wrote "The Symmetrical Family" ? |
Young and Willmott |
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What views did Young and Willmott share? |
Functionalist |
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Do Young and Willmott believe that we have gender equality within relationships? |
Yes |
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Who created the idea of the "Stage 2" and "Stage 3" family? |
Young and Willmott |
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What era was the "Stage 2 family" (Young and Willmott) |
Early industrial |
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Where was the husbands sphere in the stage 2 family? |
Work |
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Where was the wife's sphere in the stage 2 family? |
The home |
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When following the idea of the 'Stage 2 family', what was the husband relatively uninvolved with? |
Child rearing and domestic work |
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What relationship was very important in the 'Stage 2 family'? |
The mother daughter link |
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What did Young and Willmott say about working class family members (in relation to the stage 2 family) |
They're very likely to live close to extended kin |
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What is the main characteristic of a Symmetrical family? |
The sharing of domestic responsibilities and leisure activities |
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What are the changes within gender roles in a 'stage 3' family? |
Wives are increasingly likely to enter the workforce and husbands and increasingly drawn to the family |
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What are the conjugal roles in a stage 2 family? |
Segregated conjugal roles |
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What are the conjugal roles in a 'stage 3' family? |
Joint conjugal roles |
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What makes leisure activities becoming increasingly home centred? |
Domestic gadgets |
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List 2 home centred leisure activities |
1.) watching TV 2.) DIY |
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In the 'Stage 3 family', what is the relationship between husbands & wives and domestic labour |
Husbands and wives are now more likely to share responsibilities |
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According Young and Willmott, have husbands becoming more involved in housework? |
Yes |
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How does geographical mobility lead to an increase in the nuclear Symmetrical family? |
More couples are living away from the communities in which they grew up in, meaning they are less likely to be able to depend on extended kin |
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How has new technology increased the numbers of Symmetrical nuclear families? |
Labour saving devices (such as televisions, hoovers and dishwashers) means that women are doing less domestic work |
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How has new technology increased the numbers of Symmetrical nuclear families? |
Labour saving devices (such as televisions, hoovers and dishwashers) means that women are doing less domestic work |
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List 3 labour saving devices |
1.) dishwasher 2.) Hoover 3.) washing machine |
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How have social changes affected the development of the Symmetrical nuclear family? |
Married women now enter the workforce so there is less time for domestic labour |
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To prove their idea of a Symmetrical family, what did Young and Willmott ask to women in a survey? |
"Does your husband help at least once a week with any household chores?" |
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To prove their idea of a Symmetrical family, what did Young and Willmott ask to women in a survey? |
"Does your husband help at least once a week with any household chores?" |
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What percentage of women agreed with the statement carried out by Young and Willmott? |
72% |
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To prove their idea of a Symmetrical family, what did Young and Willmott ask to women in a survey? |
"Does your husband help at least once a week with any household chores?" |
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What percentage of women agreed with the statement carried out by Young and Willmott? |
72% |
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How did feminist Ann Oakley (1974) criticise Young and Willmott's statement about housework? |
The word "help" does not suggest full responsibility, and the husband only had to be involved once a week. |
The word "help" is mentioned. |
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Provide 3 facts about Oakley's study surrounding housework |
1.) 40 women involved 2.) half were working class and half were upper class 3.) they were all British or Irish born |
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What did Oakley find in her study (in relation to gender influenced labour division) in terms of social class? |
There was more equality within domestic labour amongst the middle class (rather than the working class). However there was little participation from men in both social classes. |
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Provide 2 statistics for Oakley's study surrounding men's involvement in housework and childcare |
1.) 15% of men were involved with housework 2.) 25% of men were involved with childcare |
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What did Oakley find in her study (in relation to gender influenced labour division) in terms of social class? |
There was more equality within domestic labour amongst the middle class (rather than the working class). However there was little participation from men in both social classes. |
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Provide 2 statistics for Oakley's study surrounding men's involvement in housework and childcare |
1.) 15% of men were involved with housework 2.) 25% of men were involved with childcare |
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What did Oakley's study reveal about the way women viewed housework and childcare? |
They saw it as responsibility. |
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What does Jonathan Gershuny's study (1992) say about wives in full time employment? |
It showed that there is a gradual increase in domestic labour (on the husbands behalf) when wives enter full time employment. Husbands who's wives worked full time, doubled their time spent on domestic labour. However women still do the majority of work. |
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What does Jonathan Gershuny's study (1992) say about wives in full time employment? |
It showed that there is a gradual increase in domestic labour (on the husbands behalf) when wives enter full time employment. Husbands who's wives worked full time, doubled their time spent on domestic labour. However women still do the majority of work. |
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Who came up with the idea of 'lagged adaptation'? |
Jonathan Gershuny |
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What does Jonathan Gershuny's study (1992) say about wives in full time employment? |
It showed that there is a gradual increase in domestic labour (on the husbands behalf) when wives enter full time employment. Husbands who's wives worked full time, doubled their time spent on domestic labour. However women still do the majority of work. |
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Who came up with the idea of 'lagged adaptation'? |
Jonathan Gershuny |
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Define the term 'lagged adaptation' |
A time lag between women taking up paid employment and men making a greater contribution to domestic labour. |
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What does Jonathan Gershuny's study (1992) say about wives in full time employment? |
It showed that there is a gradual increase in domestic labour (on the husbands behalf) when wives enter full time employment. Husbands who's wives worked full time, doubled their time spent on domestic labour. However women still do the majority of work. |
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Who came up with the idea of 'lagged adaptation'? |
Jonathan Gershuny |
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Define the term 'lagged adaptation' |
A time lag between women taking up paid employment and men making a greater contribution to domestic labour. |
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How long does Gershuny believe the time lag is is of 'lagged adaptation' before there is an equal contribution? |
A generation or more |
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What does Jonathan Gershuny's study (1992) say about wives in full time employment? |
It showed that there is a gradual increase in domestic labour (on the husbands behalf) when wives enter full time employment. Husbands who's wives worked full time, doubled their time spent on domestic labour. However women still do the majority of work. |
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Who came up with the idea of 'lagged adaptation'? |
Jonathan Gershuny |
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Define the term 'lagged adaptation' |
A time lag between women taking up paid employment and men making a greater contribution to domestic labour. |
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How long does Gershuny believe the time lag is is of 'lagged adaptation' before there is an equal contribution? |
A generation or more |
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What did Man-Yee Kan (2001) find out about women in relation to domestic labour? Okay what d |
They still (generally) do more housework than men |
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Name a sociologist who provided a study that supports that idea of a 'double shift' |
Man-Yee Kan (2001) |
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Name a sociologist who provided a study that supports that idea of a 'double shift' |
Man-Yee Kan (2001) |
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What did Man-Yee man (2001) find about women who earned a high salary in relation to the housework they do? |
Women with higher salaries do less housework (probably due to disposable income funding childminding). |
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Name a sociologist who provided a study that supports that idea of a 'double shift' |
Man-Yee Kan (2001) |
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What did Man-Yee man (2001) find about women who earned a high salary in relation to the housework they do? |
Women with higher salaries do less housework (probably due to disposable income funding childminding). |
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What did Man-Yee Kan (2001) find about couples who both had university degrees? |
They were likely to have more equality within domestic labour than less qualified couples. |
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