conjugal roles + equal relashionships Flashcards
what is the liberal feminist view on conjugal roles?
they believe there has been a march of progress and societal changes making relationships more fair for women
what are segregated conjugal roles?
A clear separation of home and work .Women dominated in the home and men were dominated in the workplace
What are segregated conjugal roles?
clear separation of home and work responsibilities
Which theorist talks about the triple shift ?
Hochschild
Duncombe and Marsden
Which liberal feminists conducted a study on conjugal roles
Young and Willmont
What did Young and Willmont study
A large scale survey in London with husbands and wives
What were Young and Willmonts conclusions in their survey?
72% of wives answered ‘yes’ to the question ;Does your husband help at least once per week with any household chore?
Who rejects Young and Wilmonts study?
Radical Feminist Anne Oakley
Why does Oakley reject Young and Willmonts study?
To be included in the figure , husbands would only have to perform one chore a week, which she rejected as improved joint conjugal roles
What was Anne Oakleys study?
She conducted interviews with 40 married women with a child in London
What were Oakleys conclusions in her study
Only 15% of husbands had a high level of participation in housework and 25% in childcare
What can oppose Oakleys conclusion?
The BSA(British Social attitudes survey) which shows there still have been improvement in conjugcal roles after Oakleys study
How does Allan and Crow argue against the improvement in roles in the BSA
Even though men are helping more ,women still have an unfair experience whilst dealing with the dual burden of external responsibilities
What are the 3 components of the triple shift?
1-paid work
2-housework
3-emotion work
lWhat do Duncombe and Marsden alongside Oakley?
women perform a ‘triple shift’—paid work, housework, and emotional labour—while men tend to contribute far less in the emotional sphere
What does the BSA overall state?
reported a steady increase in men’s participation in domestic tasks, especially among younger couples. This supports the idea that generational change may be narrowing the gap in domestic responsibilities.
What do Dobash and Dobash talk about?
argue that male violence against women is often rooted in attempts to assert control within relationships
What does Coleman et al argue alongside Dobash and Dobash
found that women are more likely than men to experience multiple forms of domestic abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual violence.
How does Hakim argue against D+D?
argue that many women make rational choices to adopt traditional roles and that not all women are oppressed by family life.
What do Pahl and Vogler argue?
identified two key types of money management: the allowance system and pooling. Their research found that pooling—where both partners have access to joint income—has become more common,
What does Gershuny suggest alongside P+V?
found that couples in which women were in full-time employment were more likely to share domestic tasks, and that 70% of couples reported having equal say in key decisions.
