couples

Question 1

parsons

Answer 1

there is a clear division of labour between males and females. instrumental (male) and expressive (female) and these role are biologically determined. he argues that they are beneficial to men and women

Question 2

bott

Answer 2

argues that there are 2 types of roles within a marriage: joint conjugal roles or segregated conjugal roles

Question 3

young and wilmott

Answer 3

argue there is a march of progress where the division of labour between couples is becoming more equal. did a study of bethnal green in london. found that these trends were more common in young, affluent couples who were geographically isolated

Question 4

oakley

Answer 4

found no evidence of symmetry between couples when conducting her own study of housewives

Question 5

oakley

Answer 5

found no evidence of symmetry between couples when conducting her own study of housewives

Question 6

gershuny

Answer 6

argues that women going out to work full time is leading to increased equality in the division of labour

Question 7

sullivan

Answer 7

analysed nationally representative data and found a trend towards women doing less domestic labour and men doing more

Question 8

boulton

Answer 8

points out that while men do participate in childcare it is mainly the mother who takes responsibility for the child’s well being and security

Question 9

duncombe and marsden

Answer 9

argue that women have a triple shift of emotion work, housework and paid work

Question 10

what is the cultural explanation for the division of labour?

Answer 10

division of labour is determined by patriarchal norms and values that shape the gender roles in our culture.

Question 11

what is the material explanation for the division of labour?

Answer 11

the idea that because women generally earn less, it is economically rational for them to take on a larger load of housework

Question 12

dunne

Answer 12

found that lesbian relationships were more symmetrical due to the absence of heterosexual gender roles

Question 13

british social attitudes study

Answer 13

found that only 10% of under 35s agreed with a traditional division of labour compared to 35% of over 65s suggesting a change in norms

Question 14

ramos

Answer 14

found that when the female is the main breadwinner, the male takes on a larger load of the housework

Question 15

hardill

Answer 15

found that when it came to making important decisions regarding the family, the man made that decision alone or jointly with his wife but he had the final say

Question 16

yearnshire

Answer 16

found that on average a woman suffers 35 assaults before reporting it to the police

Question 17

cheal

Answer 17

argues that police are less willing to get involved in family ‘matters’

Question 18

dobash and dobash

Answer 18

argue that domestic violence is triggered by what men see as a challenge to his authority

Question 19

radical feminist explanation of domestic violence

Answer 19

it is a way of exerting patriarchal power onto women, ensuring that they stay submissive and in controlled

Question 20

office for national statistics

Answer 20

they found that the women most at risk of domestic violence are young, working class, living in shared accommodation, those suffering with substance abuse, women with long term illness

Question 21

wilkinson and pickett

Answer 21

they see domestic violence as the result of stress caused by social inequality

Question 22

ansley

Answer 22

women are ‘takers of shit’. domestic abuse is the result of capitalism - workers are frustrated at the exploitation so they take it out on their families