Domestic divisions of labour

Question 1

Parsons- expressive/ instrumental roles

Answer 1

expressive - the wife, in charge of the home not wages
instrumental - the husband, the breadwinner, provides for the family

Eval- Young and Willmott- March of progress

Question 2

Joint and Segregated conjugal roles

Answer 2

-Bott

-Segregated- couples have separate roles: male breadwinner.
Female homemaker. Their leisure activities tend to be different.
-Joint- couples share tasks i.e. housework and spend their leisure time together

Question 3

Symmetrical Families

Answer 3

-Young and Willmott
-Changing position of women
-Geographical mobility
-Higher standards of living