Couples: key terms Flashcards
segregated roles
couples have seprate roles and leisure activities
joint roles
couples share housework, child care and leisure
systematic family
a nuclear family with more equal and conjugal roles
Triple burden
when a parent (often the woman) has to partake in paid work, emotional roles and housework
Dual burden
when a parent (often the woman) has to partake in paid work and housework
conjugal roles
the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is the homemaker
Emotional work
the work involving the emotional needs of other people
expressive roles
the caring, nurturing in the family
instrumental role
the breadwinner or provider role in the family
patriarchy
a society ruled by men
reverse army of labour
a group that can be brought into the workforce when there is a labour shortage and disgarded when the shortage contracts (women in both world wars working in factories)
domestic violence
controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 + who are in interment relationships or family members regardless of sex or race
