Delphy & Leonard Flashcards
What perspective are Delphy & Leonard?
•Feminism
What do they believe about the family?
•They believe it exploits women and benefits men
•They believe it is patriarchal and gives men authority
Why are women treated unfairly in the home?
•They provide free domestic labour in the home
- which they would be rewarded with wages if they did it outside of the home
What do Delphy & Leonard believe about the home?
•They believe it is an “economic microsystem”
- This is due to women being exploited by men through their unpaid labour
What do Delphy & Leonard believe about domestic labour?
•They believe that it is gendered
- This is because when males do tasks they are “helping out” which is unlike women as domestic labour is their duty
What example do Delphy & Leonard use to support that men have minimal responsibilities?
•When men complete childcare it is seen as “babysitting”
- This is because mans time in the home is seen as leisure time
How does Oakley support Delphy & Leonard?
•She supports them through her concept of the “dual burden”
- This is because women have paid work and then unpaid work in the home
How do Duncombe & Marsden support Delphy & Leonard?
•They support them through their concept of the “triple shift”
- This is when women have paid work, unpaid work in the home and then are emotionally responsible for the other members of the family
What is criticism of the dual burden and triple shift?
•They also occur in lone-parent households without the presence of males
What does Gernshunny argue?
•They argue that men have “lagged adaptation”
- This is because women are still doing more domestic labour than men
What does Dunne argue?
•That there is a greater quality of domestic labour in lesbian households
How do Marxists criticise Delphy and Leonard?
•They argue that they ignore the role of capitalism which Marxists argue shaped economics of “gendered labour” as being lower status
