Conjugal Roles

Question 1

Oakley

Answer 1

Men do 15% of housework and 25% of childcare

Question 2

Paul and Volgler

Answer 2

Men benefit most from allowance
-allowance give wife an allowance to spend
-pooling both partners have access to money

Question 3

Edgell

Answer 3

Men make more important decisions over woman

Question 4

Duncombe and Marsden

Answer 4

Triple shift - women do housework,childcare and work

Question 5

Wilmott and young

Answer 5

Symmetrical roles

Question 6

Parsons

Answer 6

Expressive and instrumental roles

Question 7

Dunne

Answer 7

Lesbian and gay couples are equal don’t care about gender scripts

Question 8

Smart

Answer 8

Less importance is placed on money = power in same sex couples so roles are more equal

Question 9

Crompton and Lyonette

Answer 9

Cultural reasons - patriarchal norms
Material reasons - women earn less expected to do more

Question 10

Silver and Schor

Answer 10

Commercialisation of housework
- women seem to be on cleaning adverts

Question 11

Gershuny

Answer 11

Men do more when women are in full time work

Question 12

Kan

Answer 12

Generational effect - younger men do more housework

Question 13

Ramos

Answer 13

When men are unemployed they do more housework

Question 14

Reeves

Answer 14

Gender pay gap expected to be closed by 2040 ‘stay at home dads’ lose novelty