Domestic division of labour Flashcards
How many hours of domestic labour do men and women do on average per week (2016)?
Men: 16 hours
Women: 26 hours
What are the roles in a traditional nuclear family?
Men carry out the instrumental role Women carry out the expressive role.
What is Parsons’ view on the division of labour?
Natural
Men and women adopting their gender roles.
How do feminists view Parsons’ perspective?
Argue that it benefits men and exploits women.
What are segregated conjugal roles by Bott?
Domestic duties are divided by gender, and leisure time is spent separately.
What are joint conjugal roles by Bott?
Domestic duties are shared more equally, and leisure time is spent together.
What is the march of progress view on the family (Young and Willmott)?
The family is gradually improving for all its members.
What is the ‘new man’?
A man who participates in housework and childcare.
What societal changes contributed to symmetrical families?
More women working (Dual-Earner households)
Men assisting with housework & childcare
Couples spending more leisure time together
How do feminists critique Young & Willmott’s view?
There is little real change
Women still face inequality at home due to patriarchy.
What did Oakley (1970s) find about men’s participation in housework and childcare?
15% of husbands did housework
25% were involved in childcare
What did Boulton (1980s) find about men’s involvement in childcare?
Only 20% of men played a major role in childcare.
What did Warde & Hetherington (1990s) find about domestic roles?
Sex-typing of roles was still strong.
