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11 Cards in this Set
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THE DOMESTIC DIVISION OF LABOUR |
This refers to the roles that men and women play in relation to housework, childcare and paid work |
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PARSONS: Instrumental and Expressive Roles... |
Husbands were instrumental, breadwinners Wives were expressive due to them being geared towards child care |
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HOWEVER, YOUNG AND WILLMOTT 1962... |
Men are not taking part in more domestic tasks and women themselves are becoming wage earners |
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BOTT 1957: Joint and Segregated conjugal roles... |
• Joint conjugal roles are the idea of tasks being shared between couples • Segregated conjugal roles are were the traditional separate roles are used (female and male gendered tasks) |
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THE SYMMETRICAL FAMILY: YOUNG AND WILLMOTT 73 |
The roles of husbands and wives, although not identical, not share similarities • Women going out to work • Men helping out at home and with the children |
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WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL CHANGES YOUNG AND WILLMOTT THINK TO HAVE LED TO THE RISE IN THE SYMMETRICAL FAMILY? |
• Changes in the position of Women • Geographical Mobility • New Technology • Higher Standards of Living |
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ANN OAKLEY 1974... |
A feminist, disagrees with Y&W because there findings are exaggerated, the times that the men helped could simply just be watching over the children |
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OAKLEY'S RESEARCH... |
Found that husbands did help out at home but there was no trend towards a symmetrical family • 15% of husbands participated in high levels of housework • 25% of husbands had high levels of participation in childcare - but only if the work was pleasurable |
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BOULTON 1983 |
Found that, Fewer than 20% of husbands had a major role in childcare |
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THE RISE OF THE HOUSEWIFE ROLE... |
Oakley believes that industrialisation has led to 'the housewife' role as the dominant role for married women. Enforcing women's subordination and economic dependence on men |
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THE IMPACT OF PAID WORK... |
Three - quarters of married or cohabiting women in the UK are economically active, compared to to the fewer that half that partook in OAKLEYS STUDY |
