Family And Households Flashcards
what is meant by privatized nuclear family (parsons)
nuclear family members more dependent on each other and more home-centered - nuclear family becomes privatized
5 key points of the modern nuclear family
New nuclear family provided husband and wife with clear social roles
Male has the instrumental role – responsible for economic welfare of the family group
Female has the expressive role – responsible for socialisation of children and emotional care and support of family
Sexual division of labour seen as ‘natural’ because of biological differences
Parsons saw the relationship between a husband and wife as complimentary
Gender roles
Was does conjugal roles mean
Term used to describe roles of husbands and wives in households
Gender roles
How does Parsons describe gender roles
Instrumental-men breadwinner
Expressive- women nurturing emotional
He thought they were suited to their roles
GENDER ROLES
WHAT were Elizabeth’sbott two approaches to conjugal roles and describe
Segregated- men and women had separate roles n responsibilities
Joint- decisions together split work
GENDER ROLES
WHAT DID willmott and young day about symmetrical families
Third stage March of progress
Shared conjugal roles
Through stratified diffusion
GENDER ROLES
how did Ann Oakley criticise willmott and youngs symmetrical family
Husband only helps with household very minimal
GENDER ROLES
what does Ann Oakley state about housework
Dual burden
Paid work n housework in symmetrical family
GENDER ROLES
What does Dunscombe and Marsden say about housework
TRIPLE SHIFT
GENDER ROLES
Evaluate feminist views of housework
- used small samples
Gurshuny- found longer women in paid work more housework husband did
British attitudes survey showed minority held traditional views
GENDER ROLES
What does Edgell Find about decision making
Found middle-class couples that women controlled the minor decisions when men took the major decisions
GENDER ROLES
What did Paul and Vogler say about decision-making
Men still dominant in deciding how much money is spent even in joint account with an allowance system
GENDER ROLES
What does a personal life perspective think about decision making
Carol Smart suggest that questions about who makes the decisions and how researchers are shared in today’s household do not necessarily reflect inequalities in society and are based off individuals families
GENDER ROLES
How did Dobesh on dobash describe domestic violence
The dark side of the family
GENDER ROLES
What fraction of women did dobash and dobash find were victims of domestic violence
One third
