couples

Question 1

resources in decision making

Answer 1

Pahl and Vogler = control over family income
1) allowance system- wife given budget to meet needs of family, husband keeps surplus
2) Pooling- equal access to income (eg: joint bank account). man still makes major decisions

Edgell= (study of professional couples)
1) Very important decisions- made by husband (eg: where to live)
2) Important decisions- joint, but man with final say (eg: children’s education)
3) Less important decisions- by wife (eg: food purchases)

Evaluation:
Laurie and Gershuny= 70% of couples are equal, high earning women are more likely to have equal say
Smart= same sex couples attach no importance to money and decisions

Question 2

Dobash and Dobash

Answer 2

• violent incidents are set off by what is seen as a threat/ challenge to authority
• marriage legitimises DV by allowing power on husbands, dependency on wives

Evaluation:
Dar= difficult to count separate cases as difficulty counting amount of cases, or have not stopped
victims may be unwilling to report this due to threat/ fear
Yearnshire= a woman will suffer 35 times before reporting

Question 3

The triple shift

Answer 3

Southern= mothers have to schedule and manage family’s time which is becoming harder due to social changes and women working. Mothers balance demands of work, personal time and family time

Question 4

Gender Division of Labour

Answer 4

Crompton and Lyonette= Cultural explanation= determined by patriarchal norms and values, can only change of attitudes do too
Dunne= lesbian couples are more symmetrical due to no ‘gender scripts’

Material explanation= women generally earn less and more likely to do house work and child care, can only change due to equal pay
Sullivan= women earn less than men in 7/8 households and more likely to work part time