family and relationships (femenism)

Question 1

Dunscombe and Marsden

Answer 1

Women still take on the majority of the domestic labour but are also part of the workforce.They also take on the emotional labour of a household.This is known as the tripled shift.

Question 2

Benston

Answer 2

marxist feminist
unpaid domestic work of women supports the capitalist system,renew a man’s ability to go out and create profits,they socialise children into the next generation of capitalist workers for free.

Question 3

Somerville

Answer 3

Liberal femenist
gradual reform over revolutionary change.we have already achieved a range of legal rights so that women can choose.

Question 4

Delphy and Leonard

Answer 4

traditional families like the nuclear family are a form of patriarchal control.men are the main be beneficiaries of the unpaid domestic labour .men are still regarded as the head of household and make key decisions.women do unpaid labour and reproductive work and emotional work- contribute more to a family but receive less as men are in control of the finances.

Question 5

Chambers

Answer 5

grandparenting is still very gendered,grandparents are still in employment,grandparents lose contact with grandchildren due to divorce,extended families are now dispersed. Moral panic over the decline of the nuclear family.Women who reject traditional family norms are still condemned by traditional society and mass media.

Question 6

sharpe

Answer 6

studied groups of working class girls in the 70s and 90s
70s-girls prioritised marriage and love
90s-girls prioritises education,careers and financial independence

Question 7

greer

Answer 7

decline in popularity of marriage is a positive development as it shows women’s unwillingness to be oppressed by men.