Domestic division of labour

Question 1

Willmott and young - march of progress

Answer 1

Families are becoming more equal and democratic, roles are conjugal

Question 2

Mcintosh and Barrett

Answer 2

Men gain more from womens unpaid domestic labour, as when women live on mens allowance they can be more restrictive and with strings attached

Question 3

Edgell

Answer 3

Very important decisions are made by men. Day to day decisions with minimal impact are made by women

Question 4

Mckee and Bell

Answer 4

Unemployed men resist pleas from partners to do more housework

Question 5

Oakley

Answer 5

Joint work does not mean equal, as when men participate in housework they do so to ‘help out their wives’ rather then seeing it as their responsibility

Question 6

Dunne

Answer 6

Same sex couples are more equal and symmetrical.