1⃣ Couples 2) The Impact Of Women Working

Question 0

What is the criticism of Gershuny lagged adaptation

Answer 0

> crompton

-changes has been due to economic factors
~not values

-women increasing earning power
~means men have to do more in the home

-but men still earn more
~so division of labour is still unequal

Question 1

Why do some sociologist argue that women today in paid work, leads to a more equal division of domestic labour

Answer 1

> Gershuny

-men whos wife worked full-time
~did more domestic work
~but only 27% of it

-this is a result of a change in
~values and role models
~lagged adaptation- couples are gradually adapting to women working full-time

-but domestic tasks are still sex type
~men do the D.I.Y

Question 2

Describe the commercialisation of housework

Answer 2

-couples can now buy goods and services
~instead of women producing them at home

-ready meals, nurseries etc
~cuts amount of domestic labour needed

> shcor
-lead to death of housewife role

Question 3

What is a criticism for the commercialisation of housework

Answer 3

-not all couples in same economic position
~buying expensive goods and services, not an option for poorer women

-reducing the amount of housework being done
~doesn’t prove that couples share the remaining task equally

Question 4

Describe The dual burden

Answer 4

> feminist argue women in paid work not led to equality
-but led to the dual burden of paid work and domestic work

> men benefit this:

-ferri and smith
~women working has little impact on division of labour
~under 4% of fathers main child carer

-morris
~even wife who are working and husband unemployed
~women still do most of the housework
~men fear of loosing their masculinity, resist taking feminine domestic role

Question 5

The triple shift

Answer 5

>duncombe and Marsden
-women required to carry:
~emotion work
~domestic labour
~paid work

-emotion work:
~management of ones own and other peoples emotions

Question 6

Describe the same sex couples and gender scripts

Answer 6

> radical feminists
-heterosexual relationship are patriarchal and unequal

> dunne

• studied 37 lesbians with children
• found more equal division of labour

> dunne uses the idea of gender scripts:

-heterosexual:
~under pressure to conform to masculine or feminine gender scripts
~by performing different types of domestic tasks which conform their gender identities

-lesbians:
~not linked to any gender scripts
~so more open to negotiation
~more equal

Question 7

What is a criticism of the same sex couples and gender scripts

Answer 7

> dunne

• partner who earned more, did less domestic task
• paid work still an influence on division of labour