Couples

Question 1

Young and Willmort

Answer 1

Take a march of progress view
Family life is gradually improving and its becoming more equal and more joint conjugal roles

Question 2

Bott

Answer 2

2 types of conjugal roles:
Segregated = couples have separate roles
Joint = couples share tasks

Question 3

Parsons

Answer 3

Husband = instrumental role
Wife = expressive role

Question 4

Oakley

Answer 4

Criticises Young and Willmort, states their claims are exaggerated
Women preform a dual burden: housework and paid work

Question 5

Gershuny and Sullivan

Answer 5

Women going out to work is leading to a more equal division of labour at home

Question 6

Southerton

Answer 6

Mothers responsibility for managing and scheduling families ‘quality time’

Question 7

Hochschild

Answer 7

Women preform a triple shift
. Paid work
. Housework
. Emotional work

Question 8

Boulton

Answer 8

Mothers are responsible for childs safety and wellbeing

Question 9

Smart

Answer 9

Found gay men and lesbians didn’t see the control of money as meaning anything

Question 10

Weeks et al

Answer 10

Co - independence
^ found most typical method was pooling some money for household spending together with separate accounts for personal spending

Question 11

Barret and Mclntosh

Answer 11

Finances cause the most inequality

Question 12

Edgell

Answer 12

Study of professional couples found that men took the responsibility for important decisions

Question 13

Pahl and Volger

Answer 13

2 main types of money management:
Allowance system = men give their wives an allowance out of their wage
Pooling = both partners have an income

Question 14

Millert and Firestone

Answer 14

All societies have been founded on patriarchy

Question 15

Ansley

Answer 15

Describes wives as takers of shit

Question 16

Walby and Allen

Answer 16

Found women are more likely to be victims of multiple incidents of abuse and sexual violence

Question 17

Chear

Answer 17

State agencies are not prepared to get involved for 3 reasons:
. family is a private sphere
. family is a good thing
. women can leave if they are unhappy