couples Flashcards
domestic division of labour - parsons instrumental and expressive roles AO1
instrumental = husband provides for the family financially - is the breadwinner
expressive = wife is responsible for the primary socialisation of the kids and homemaker
the division of labour is based on biological differences -
woman is ‘naturally’ suited to the nurturing role and men to the provider
domestic division of labour - parsons AO3
men are taking a greater share of domestic tasks and more wives are becoming wage earners
feminists reject the idea that the division is natural - it only benefits men
domestic division of labour - segregated conjugal roles
couple has separate roles - male breadwinner and female homemaker
leisure is separate
domestic division of labour -joint conjugal roles
couples share tasks
leisure is spent together
young and willmott study AO2 for domestic division of labour
the symmetrical family was more common among younger couples. see the rise of the symmetrical nuclear family as the result of major social changes
e.g changes in women’s position
domestic division of labour - symmetrical family and sociologists
Young and Willmott - MoP view
trend away from segregated roles
roles of husbands and wives are much similar
women go to work
men help with housework
domestic division of labour - feminist view of housework
reject MoP view
men and women remain unequal
stems from the fact that the family and society are male-dominated and patriarchal
Oakley criticises Young and Willmott - their claims of the family being symmetrical are exaggerated
although husbands ‘helped’ their wives at least once a week its unclear the extent of the help
reserach support - fewer than 20% of husbands had a major role in childcare
domestic division of labour - only ___% of husbands had a high level of participation in the housework Ao2
15%
are couples becoming more equal? - march of progress view - gershuny
women working full-time is leading to a more equal division of labour
- these women do less than other women
feminist view - are couples becoming equal
women going into work has not led to greater equality
women now carry a dual burden
couple continue to divide household tasks along traditional gender lines
are couples becoming equal - survey on men v women doing housework AO2
men on average did 8 hours of housework a week and women did 13 hours
are couples becoming equal - survey on men v women doing housework AO3
does not measure the qualitative differences in the tasks
are couples becoming equal - fathers doing hosuework AO2
ferri and Msith
fathers took responsibility for childacre in fewer than 4% of families
are couples becoming equal - triple shift
housework, paid work, emotion work
are couples becoming more equal? - leisure time
scheduling family’s ‘quality time’ falls to mothers
mens leisure time = consolidated blocks
women’s = punctuated by childcare
are couples becoming equal - explanations for the unequal division of labour
the cultural or ideological explanation
the material or economic explanation
are couples becoming equal - the cultural explanation for unequal division
division is determined by patriarchal norms and values
are couples becoming equal - the material explanation for unequal division
the fact that women generally earn less means rear its economically rational for women to do more of the housework
are couples becoming equal - evidence for cultural explanation for the unequal division
equality will be achieved only when norms about gender roles change
gershuny
coupes whose parents had a more equal relationship are more likely to share housework equally themselves
lesbian relationsips were more symmetrical becasue of the abscense of traditional heterosexual gender scripts
are couples becoming equal - evidence for the material explanation for the unequal division
if women join the labour force and earn as much as their partners, we should expect to see men and women doing more equal amounts of domestic work
kan
for every £10,000 a year more a woman earns she does 2 hours less housework
are couples becoming equal - AO3 for material explanation for gender inequalities
feminists argue that inequalities in decision-making are not simply the result of inequalities in earnings. the cultural definition of men as decision-makers is deeply ingrained in both men and women and instilled through gender role socialisation.
Barrett and Mcintosh ao2 - resources and decision making
men gain far more from women’s domestic work that they give back in financial support
kempson ao2 - resources
among low income families women denied their own needs
resources and decision-making - 2 types of control over family income
the allowance system
pooling