Domestic Division Of Labour

Question 1

What is domestic labour

Answer 1

This is housework, childcare and unpaid house work

Question 2

What did parsons say about the different roles in a family (1955)

Answer 2

The husband has the instrumental role, to achieve success at work and to provide financial support for the family
Wife has the expressive role, caretaker and homemaker

Question 3

What does Elizebeth Bult talk about?

Answer 3

Segregated conjugal roles where it follows parsons view including leisure activities
Joint conjugal roles- where the couple share tasks such as a housework and childcare and spend the leisure time together

Question 4

What do will and young (1973) say about the rise of the symmetrical family?

Answer 4

They talk about the rise in symmetrical families

• women working part time
• men being more involved in there kids life
• changes in women positions in society

Question 5

What is a criticism of will and young

Answer 5

Vague questions were criticised and unrepresentative sample