Conjugal Roles And Debates About Gender Equality In Family Flashcards
What is the difference in gender roles in the olden times and contemporary society?
Pre modern time→ wife/mother played role of homemaker
Husband / father were the economic provider for family
Thus there were less OPPs to develop personal identities → that differed from social norms
Any woman rejecting these norms → were subjected to violence or social criticism
Contemporary gender roles → give more personal freedom → to decide how ppl interpret parental roles
What was gershuny study about
Observed that women of allages+ classes + ethnicities do more domestic labor than men
Women spent more time on routine tasks s while men spent more time on jobs suchas repairing and gardening.
What was Kans study
Found the levels of housework women did were slightly reduced by paid employment.
Retirement or unemployement→ ↑ female housework and reduced it Off of that of her partner
What was Ramos study
Notes that domesic labor more likely to be equally distributed when male is unemployed and the partner works. Full time
What does willmott say
Argued there is less dependame on traditional roles when dividing tasks in the home
Changes in family r/5 mean that domesic labor is negotiated by every couple → depending on their ‘ individuals circumstances
What does Pilcher say about older people’s thoughts
And what does Sullivan et all say about industrial societies
Found that older ppl unlike their younger peers did not talk about equality instead thought about gender roles +responsibilities + relationships in a traditional way → reflecting the socialisation + life experiences
He suggested that industrial societies have experienced ‘ quiet revolution in conjugal role → based on general acceptance of gender equality
Men now have a greater share of housework and spend more time in childcare (emergence of new man)
What do willmott and young say about stratified diffusion
They termed stratified diffusion as the process where charges n noms values tend to start amongst the wealtheir in society → then others start to behave in the same way → this way equal gender roles begin from
Weatheir strata → then gotowards middle-c then → working C fam’s
What does Morgan say about the b economy’s within the family.
Political economy’s → how money is received +controled + managed
Husband/ father usually convos the most valued resources → such as family income
Other Maj decisions in a income fam’s relate to who’s work has greater priority
Moral economy → what are norms + values relating Tu conjugal roles + responsibilities of different fam members
Emotional economy → interpersonal relationships + affective power ( dallos)
If someone loves you this gives them power
PAHL. Suggests this family power is subtle
Who does more emotional work
