Emotional Side of Family LIfe

Question 1

Emotional Work

Delphy and Leonard

Answer 1

Women concerned with maintaining bonds of affection, moral support, friendship, and love
Requires active effort - talking to partners + children about things they like
Important element of women’s role

Question 2

Triple Shift

Duncombe and Marsden

Answer 2

Female partners have responsibility for 3 jobs -paid work, domestic labour and childcare, and emotional work
Male partner has one
After separation/divorce 1/3 fathers have little or no contact with children, 1 in 8 lose contact altogether.

Question 3

Attitudes (2005)

Taylor-Gooby

Answer 3

Widely held belief women should be responsible for care of the home + children
48% - women stay at home while children under school age
34% - supported part time working