Domestic Devision Of Labour

Question 1

Domestic division of labour - parsons functionalism

Answer 1

Separate but equal, parsons
Expressive and instrumental

Question 2

RESEARCH
3 researches

Answer 2

1.British social attitudes quantitative
2. Time budget research
3. Trends 2000-2005

Question 3

RESEARCH
1. British social attitudes quantitative

Answer 3

Men 8 hours
Women 12 hours domestic

Men over exaggerate men’s
Women’s under-exaggerate men’s

Question 4

MEN
2. Time budget research

Answer 4

Lagged adaptation - women’s roles revolutionary in work place , changed massively, men lagging behind

March of progress

Question 5

RESEARCH
3. Trends 2000-2005

Answer 5

Both men and women spend less time domestically due to labour saving devices

Question 6

HAKIM
CRITICISM OF FEMINIST
Men do their fair share - stats

Answer 6

•men work 8 hours
Equals women’s work and domestic - female part time

Question 7

SOCIAL CLASS
3

Answer 7

•middle class women do less labour than husbands
•middle class women do less labour than lesser educated women
•pay someone to do labour

Question 8

ETHNICITY
South Asians and African Caribbean’s

Answer 8

South Asian - adapt traditional gender roles
African Caribbean - matrifocal

Question 9

SEXUALITY

Answer 9

Queer couples share relationships
Weeks - discussed rather than assigned

Question 10

AGE

Answer 10

•Younger more equal until they start families