//Couples Flashcards
Give two examples of patriarchy in the Victorian family.
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According to Parsons, what is an instrumental and expressive role?
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According to Parsons, what is the difference between the instrumental and expressive roles based on?
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Which other perspective would share the same view on couples as Parsons?
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Give two criticisms of Parsons.
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Define a segregated and conjugal role.
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According to Young and Wilmott, which social class is more likely to have segregated conjugal roles?
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Explain what is meant by the ‘march of progress’ view.
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Give three characteristics of a symmetrical family.
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According to Young and Wilmott, which couples are most likely to be symmetrical?
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Identify four social changes that have encouraged the rise of a symmetrical family.
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Why do feminists reject the ‘march of progress’ view?
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How does Oakley criticise Young and Wilmott?
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Brielfy outline Oakley’s findings on men’s involvement in housecare and childcare.
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What did Boulton find in relation to men’s involvement in childcare?
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Give two examples of sex-typing tasks.
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In which type of couple is the most domestic work usually shared?
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In which type of couple is the domestic work most unequally shared?
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According to Boulton, women take responsibility for children’s security and well-being. How is
this view supported by Ferri and Smith?
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According to Boulton, women take responsibility for children’s security and well-being. How is
this view supported by Dex and Ward?
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According to Boulton, women take responsibility for children’s security and well-being. How is
this view supported by Braun, Vincent and Ball?
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Define ‘emotion work’.
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What three activities make up the ‘triple shift’?
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According to Southerton, why do mothers today face greater difficulties in trying to organise
quality time?
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How do men’s and women’s leisure time differ?
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Summarise the cultural or ideological explanation for the unequal division of labour.
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Summarise the material or economic explanation for the unequal division of labour.
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What three points do Barrett and McIntosh make about family resources?
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Define Pahl and Vogler’s two types of control over the family home:
The Allowance System
Pooling
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Define Edgell’s three types of decision and who tends to make these.
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How do feminists explain the differences in decision-making?
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Give an example where pooling may not indicate equality.
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Suggest why having separate money may not necessarily mean inequality in a couple.
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Why may same-sex couples have different arrangements from heterosexual couples in relation
to money?
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Define domestic violence.
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Why do sociologists reject the view that domestic violence has psychological rather than
social causes?
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According to Dobash and Dobash, how does marriage legitimate domestic violence?
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What does Sylvia Walby and Jonathan Allen studies show about domestic violence?
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What does Donna Ansara and Michelle Hindin studies show about domestic violence?
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What does Aliyah Dar study. show about domestic violence?
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Give the two main reasons why official statistics understate the true extent of domestic violence.
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Summarise the radical feminist view of domestic violence.
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Summarise the materialist view of domestic violence.
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Evaluate the radical feminist view of domestic violence.
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Evaluate the materialist view of domestic violence.
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