Couples

Question 1

Name 3 sociologists that talk about division of labour.

Answer 1

Parsons (1995) - instrumental and expressive roles

Bott (1957) - segregated & joint conjugal roles

Young & Willmott (1973) - symmetrical family: 4 roles

Question 2

What does Parsons say about division of labour?

Answer 2

Instrumental & expressive roles:
• instrumental - husband, financial support, breadwinner.
• expressive - wife, primary socialisation, emotional needs, homemaker.

“Naturally suited” roles
All roles benefit society

Question 3

Who agrees with Parsons, instrumental and expressive roles?

Answer 3

New right

Question 4

Criticism for Parsons

Answer 4

Feminists: not natural roles, only benefits men

Question 5

What does Bott (1957) say about division of labour?

Answer 5

Segregated and joint conjugal roles:
•segregated - male breadwinner, females homemaker, roles are separated.
•joint - share roles; childcare, housework.

Question 6

Who agrees with Bott, segregated & joint conjugal roles?

Answer 6

Young & Willmott:
w/c extended family = more segregated conjugal roles
Younger couples = joint conjugal roles

Question 7

What does Young & Willmott (1973) state about division of labour?

Answer 7

SYMMETRICAL FAMILY - roles are joint conjugal.

4 things that support it:

1. Change in women’s positions
2. Geographical mobility
3. New technology
4. Higher standards of living

Question 8

Criticism: for Young & Willmott (1973)

Answer 8

Feminist: still inequality, society patriarchal

Question 9

What does yearnshite state about domestic violence?

Answer 9

Women suffer from domestic violence 35 assaults before reporting it

Question 10

What does cheat say about DV?

Answer 10

Police and other states are less likely to be involved in helping out:

1. Family is a private sphere, limited
2. See family as good thing & neglect the ‘dark side’
3. Women free to leave - not true

Question 11

What does the two dobashs (2007) think of DV?

Answer 11

Violence is caused because there is a challenge of authority - why are you late home?
Power and authority over wives

Question 12

What does firestone think of DV?

Answer 12

The family in general is oppressing women, patriarchal society
Power all men have over women

Question 13

Criticism for Firestone?

Answer 13

Elliot - not all men aggressive, radical feminist ignore this

Child abuse & women abuse men

Lesbian DV

Question 14

Mirlees-black state about DV?

Answer 14

Most women are victims
99% committed by men
1/4 by partner DV & 1/8 repeatedly so

Question 15

What does Pahl & Vogler say?

Answer 15

Allowance: budget for wives

Pooling system: joint bank account

Question 16

What does Edgell say?

Answer 16

Very important decisions done by man (finance, house change)

Important decisions: both, man final say
Less important decisions: wife choice

ALL BECAUSE MEN GET PAID MORE

Question 17

Counter for edgell

Answer 17

Gershuny - 70% of couples had equal decisions because women pay higher

Question 18

What does kan day?

Answer 18

Every 10,000 hrs a women works, 2hrs less of housework

Question 19

Who says the triple shift & dual burden?

Answer 19

Marsden (1995)

Question 20

What does smarty day about connectiveness thesis?

Answer 20

Web of connectiveness

Influence our networks with relationships

Question 21

What does giddens say

Answer 21

PURE RELASTIONSHIP & individualism thesis

Question 22

Future foundation state…

Answer 22

Men do 65% more housework than their fathers

Women do 75% less housework than their mothers