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Functionalist view of domestic division of labour

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Biological division. Parsons - expressive female and instrumental male
New Right: most beneficial for society and the gov

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Who researched into March of progress view of domestic division of labour

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Bott

Young and Willmott

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Botts March of progress view of domestic division of labour

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Segregated roles - separate roles, spend leisure time apart. Joint conjugal roles - spend leisure time to do things together.
Young and Willmott found segregated conjugal roles in w.c. families in Bethnal Green 1950s

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Young and Willmotts March of progress view of domestic division of labour

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Symmetrical family
Move towards joint/shared roles
More women paid work, new man - taking on domestic tasks, leisure time together, home centred and privatised
Long term trend

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Why has the symmetrical family occurred

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Social and cultural changes

E.G. Improved womens opportunities, higher living standards, labour saving devices, better housing, smaller families

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Who researches in to the feminist view of domestic division of labour

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Oakley and Boulton

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What is Oakleys feminist view of domestic division of labour

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Young and Willmott over exaggerated equality

Men helping out could just mean ironing a shirt once a week.

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What is Boultons feminist view of domestic division of labour

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Look who is responsible for the task not who is performing
Women still responsible for childcare
Less than 1 in 5 men take large role in childcare

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March of progress view are couples becoming more equal

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Sullivan: couples are becoming more equal, women do less domestic work, men taking on more traditional womens roles, domestic division more equal

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Feminist view of whether couples are becoming more equal

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Dual burden

BSA 2013: women doing 2x as much, roles divided traditional gender lines, little changes 1990s

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How do Dex and Ward support Feminist view of whether couples are becoming more equal

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Women still responsible for childcare

1% fathers take primary care for their child when its sick

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How does Braun et al support Feminist view of whether couples are becoming more equal

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Men have a provider ideology see themselves as background fathers whose purpose is to work and provide

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How is Womens responsibility for familys quality time support Feminist view of whether couples are becoming more equal

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Modern fragmented 24/7 society task has become harder as no routine
Juggling competing demands

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How do Duncombe and Marsden support Feminist view of whether couples are becoming more equal

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Triple shift

Emotional, paid, domestic work

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What are the 3 explanations for the domestic division of labour

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Economic
Cultural
Same sex/Gendered scripts

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Outline the economic explanation for domestic division of labour

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Men earn more so economically rational for them to go out to work
Evidence suggest women more equal paid work division be more equal

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Who researches to support the economic explanation for the domestic division of labour

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Arber and Ginn

Ramos

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Arber and Ginns support for the economic explanation for domestic division of labour

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Women in better paid work can afford to buy into labour saving devices e.g. Washing machines and childcare

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Ramos support for the economic explanation for domestic division of labour

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When the women is the full time bread winner and the man in unemployed the domestic division of labour is more equal

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Outline Dunnes same sex couples explanation for domestic division of labour

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Division labour due to gendered scripts
37 lesbian couples with children found more equal division labour, lack gendered scripts
Heterosexuals socialised expect male and female roles
Lesbians are not and more open to negotiation

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Evaluation of same sex couples

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Lesbian couple where one individual is working/earning significantly more they do less housework

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Outline social/cultural explanation for domestic division of labour

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Women performing more domestic tasks as this is what they have been socialised to do and what society expects
Evidence change in socialisation, norms, role models, expectations, attitudes, values lead more equal division

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Who supports social/cultural explanation for domestic division of labour

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BSA 2013
Kan
Gershuny

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How does the BSA 2013 support social/cultural explanation for domestic division of labour

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Long term change in attitudes

25
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How does Kan support social/cultural explanation for domestic division of labour

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Younger men doing more housework

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How does Gershuny support social/cultural explanation for domestic division of labour

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Couples are adapting to women working full time, establishing a new norm of men doing more housework

27
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Who looks in to resource and decision making

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Kempson
Pahl and Vogler
Edgell
Personal Life Perspective

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Outline Kempsons resource and decision making

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Researched into low income households and found unequal division labour women often denying own needs make ends meet
Looked inti adequate families women often led to poverty making familys needs a priority
Result who controls income = man

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Outline Pahl and Voglers resource and decision making

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Allowance system - male breadwinner and female unemployed, husband givers her an allowance to budget for familys needs
Pooling system - both in paid work and budget together e.g. Joint bank
Recent years increase in pooling
Vogler notes allowance still most dominant reflecting man earning more

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Evaluation of Pahl and Vogler

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Questionable if pooling system really equal, who controls the system? Are equal contributions made?

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Outline Edgells resource and decision making

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Professional both individuals full time paid work, unequal division
Important decisions by man e.g. Finances or moving house
Important decisions joint
Less important e.g. Food shopping women
Own to economic and cultural factors

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Outline Personal Life Perspective of Money resource and decision making

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Looks at meanings couples give to money
Nyman: meanings often reflect nature of relationship
Smart: heterosexual baggage of cultural meaning associating money with power or dominance. Money not a source of equality or inequality

33
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Outline statistics on domestic violence

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BCS 6.6million assaults per year mainly men on women

Nearly 1/4 women assaulted by her partner some time

34
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Why are domestic violence statistics inaccurate

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Under Reporting

Under Recording

35
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Why are domestic violence statistics under reported

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Violent crime least likely to be reported
Just over 1/3 assaults actually reported
Yearnshire: average takes 33 assaults before woman reports it

36
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Why are domestic violence statistics under recorded

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Police reluctant as do not like to get involved private family life
Believe individuals free to leave
(Often cant as dependent on husband)

37
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What are the 3 explanations of domestic violence

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Radical feminist
Materialistic explanation
Marxist feminist

38
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What is the radical feminist explanation of domestic violence

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Men oppress women, patriarchal norms, subordination
Benefit from womens unpaid domestic labour and sexual services
Enables men control women
Men dominate state not taken seriously in CJS
Dobash and Dobash result males feeling their authority is challenged, marriage legitimises giving power and control to men

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What is the materialistic explanation of domestic violence

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Focuses on economic factors
Wilkinson and Pickett: lack of resources, low income cant afford, feeling of inequality, become more stressed increased risk violence

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What is the marxist feminist explanation of domestic violence

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Ansley
Emotional safety valve
Takers of shit 
Ideological conditioning device 
McCaffee and Woods 
Petty dictators

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