couples are not becoming more equal

Question 1

oakley

Answer 1

• most men participate in taking children for a walk, more pleasurable tasks of childcare
• women lose time with their children and used spare time on housework

Question 2

dex and ward

Answer 2

• almost always the mother responsible for a child’s well being
• only 1% of fathers took main responsibility in caring for their sick child
• changes in younger men, more likely to think their roles weren’t symmetrical

Question 3

hochschild

Answer 3

• women perform emotion work, managing people’s feelings
• e.g. arguments between siblings
• triple shift of paid work, housework and emotional work

Question 4

southerton

Answer 4

• flexible working patterns means that women’s leisure time is punctuated with childcare and multitasking
• women carrying a duel burden of housework and childcare
• men don’t have to worry about these decisions