Domestic division of labour Flashcards
What is the instrumental role?
The traditional male breadwinning and disciplinarian role in the family.
What is the expressive role?
Usually carried out by women, involves the emotional and caring work, including child care and most of the domestic work.
What view do Young and Wilmott take?
March of progress
What do Young and Wilmott say?
Families are become more equal. They are moving towards Parsons’ idea of joint conjugal roles.
What did Pahl say?
Husbands give wives allowances for family expenses.
What did Kempson say?
Women often go without in low income families. Men do not often think this way.
What does Edgell say?
Men make highly important decisions themselves, important decisions jointly. day-to-day decisions are made by women.
What are three reasons for the changing roles in the family?
Economically active women, weakening gender identities and technology and living standards increasing
What does Anne Oakley say?
Roles are not becoming more equal, and these figures are incorrect. She believes the conventional family remains the dominant family type
What did Craig (2007) say?
Women do 1/3 more housework than men due to the partnerships penalty and marriage penalty
