Domestic Division of Labour Flashcards
Explain symmetrical family
Parents have shared responsibilities - mainly nuclear, limited contact with extended kin.
What are conjugal roles?
The separation of a couples household roles based on the gender.
What is the domestic division of labour?
The way that domestic work is divided out between partners.
What is an egalitarian marriage?
A marriage where power is equally distributed.
What is malestream sociology?
Sociology has been male dominated meaning there is little sociological research on issues that affect women.
Marxist feminists claim the ______ ____ want women to stay at ____ because:
They _______ future ______, ____ of charge to ________.
The ________ is an _______ consumer, ________ to _______.
a) ruling class
b) home
c) produce
d) workers
e) free
f) capitalists
g) housewife
h) important
i) contributing
j) capitalism
Radical feminists claim ____ work hard to maintain ________ ______ roles in the ________.
The _______ role serves ____ and their _______.
a) men
b) patriarchal
c) gender
d) household
d) housewife
e) men
f) interests
Criticisms of feminism - H_____ (19__) argues many women make a _______ decision to ______ their roles as ______ over their ______.
Some aren’t ________ in truly ________ marriage - they get their ______ from the ____ they fulfill in the _____.
a) Hakim (1996)
b) rational
c) prioritise
d) mothers
e) careers
f) interested
g) egalitarian
h) self-worth
i) roles
j) home
Criticisms of feminism - who is the primary critique of the feminist outlook?
Hakim (1996)
Functionalist - Parsons stated women are ________ leaders and men are __________ leaders.
a) expressive
b) instrumental
Functionalist - Parsons stated women are expressive leaders and men are instrumental leaders.
What does this mean?
Expressive = emotional support Instrumental = breadwinner in charge of discipline
Feminist - what did Wilmott & Young (1975) find after interviewing 2,500+ people across London?
Symmetrical family became the norm across working-class & middle-class communities.
Composed of 2 parents & their children.
‘Privatised’ (infrequent contact with extended family).
Dual-career & egalitarian.
Feminist - what did Wilmott & Young (1975) state characterised the symmetrical family? (3)
2 parents & their children.
‘Privatised’ (infrequent contact with extended family).
Dual-career & egalitarian.
Radical feminist - what did Oakley state about the reality of research/theories into symmetrical families & the domestic division of labour?
‘What people say is more egalitarian than what they do’.
Radical feminist - what did Oakley (1974) find after interviewing 40 housewives in London?
The patriarchy was present: 15% of husbands regularly participated in housework & of this 15%, some saw it as favours to wives.
Feminist - Wilmott & Young (1975) & Oakley’s (1974) research was from the 1970s.
Give evidence of similar findings in the 21st century.
Craig (2007) found women do 30-50% more housework than men, despite common female employment.
Functionalist - what is Charles Murray’s ‘Relative Resources Theory’?
Domestic responsibility should be dependent on how much you earn.
Feminist - it is argued women have a dual-burden of work. What do Dunscombe and Marsden (feminists) state about this?
It isn’t a dual-burden but now a triple shift where they do a full day’s paid work, housework/childcare & emotional work.
Feminist - Diane Bell (1990) described the _____________ where women manage family’s _______ just as men may manage the ____________.
a) ‘economy of emotion’
b) emotion
c) household budget
Feminist - what did Dunne find that relates to differences between heterosexual couples and lesbian couples regarding the domestic division of labour?
They were symmetrical with an equal distribution between housework & childcare.
Evaluation - the _______________ of 20__ found that a very _____ _______ supported a _________ model where the ____ went out to ____ and the _______ looked after _____ & _______.
a) British Attitudes Survey 2012
b) small minority
c) traditional
d) men
e) work
f) women
g) home & family
Postmodern feminist - the PERSONAL LIFE PERSPECTIVE (Carol Smart) suggests family ______ should be considered by the _______ family ______ put on them rather than _______ they fit ___________ structures.
How people choose to divide ________ tasks could have a number of ________ and not necessarily a _________ of _______ structures in society.
a) relations
b) meanings
c) members
d) assuming
e) marxist/feminist/functionalist
f) household
g) meanings
h) reflection
i) power
Radical feminist - when did Dobash and Dobash (1980) find male violence most often occurred?
When men believed their wives weren’t performing their sex and housework roles correctly.
Radical feminist - Dobash and Dobash (1980) found male violence occurred when men believed their wives weren’t performing their sex and housework roles correctly.
How did 1/3 of women interviewed feel?
They deserved the attacks.
Radical feminist - Dobash and Dobash (1980) found male violence occurred when men believed their wives weren’t performing their sex and housework roles correctly.
What was the intent of their research?
To highlight the ‘dark side of the family’ in contrast to idealistic functionalist picture.
Radical feminist criticisms - how can Dobash and Dobash (1980) be criticised?
Many men don’t report domestic violence as a result of the patriarchy.
Radical feminist criticisms - some argue Dobash and Dobash’s (1980) work is ________ and done at a time at which ______ didn’t take the issue __________.
However, a recent __________ study found very _____ numbers of ___________ incidents end in the _________ of the __________.
a) outdated
b) authorities
c) seriously
d) Women’s Aid
e) small
f) domestic violence
g) prosecution
h) perpetrator
