Families and households theorists

Question 1

Expressive = woman
Instrumental = man

Answer 1

Parsons

Question 2

Segregated conjugal roles - couples division of labour + leisure time spent separately
Joint conjugal roles - couples share labour

Answer 2

Bott

Question 3

Domestic violence is used to preserve the power men hold over women

Answer 3

Dobash and Dobash

Question 4

Domestic violence is the product of capitalism:
- men exploited at work and take frustraition out on their wives

Answer 4

Ansley

Question 5

Domestic violence is the result of stress on the family caused by social inequality

Answer 5

Wilkinson

Question 6

Middle ages childeren:
- same rights, responsibilities and skills as adults
- economic assets

Answer 6

Aries

Question 7

Modern childhood is ‘disappearing’:
- Childeren and adults have some of the same rights
- childeren commiting adult crimes
- losing information hierarchy due to TV blurring the lines, Little skill needed to understand

Answer 7

Postman

Question 8

‘Toxic childhood’ - rapid technological and cultural changes have damaged childerens physical, emotional and intellectual development.

Answer 8

Palmer