Family&Households: Topic 1- Couples Flashcards
What are the factors of the domestic division of labour?
- Parsons: instrumental and expressive roles
- Joint and segregated conjugal roles
- The symmetrical family
- A feminist view of housework
The domestic division of labour: functionalist view
What does Parsons argue about the gender roles in family?
There should be labour of division:
* Instrumental: Men, success at workm financial support
* Expressive: Women, socialise kids, meet famliy emotional needs
The domestic division of labour
How does Young and Willmott critice Parsons view on gender roles?
They argue men are taking a share of domestic tasks and women are now earning money by working
The domestic division of labour
What does Bott argue about joint/segregated conjugal roles?
Two roles in marriages:
* Seperated conjugal roles: Seperate tasks and leisure time
* Joint conjugal roles: Joint tasks and leisure time
The domestic division of labour: MOP view
What does Young and Willmott argue about the symmetrical famliy?
They believe the family is becoming more equal
The domestic division of labour: MOP
What factors are causing a rise in symmetrical families? Explain them.
- Changes in womens position: Women are going to work
- Geographical mobility: Families can move to where work is, but more expensive so women work too
- New technology: Labour saving devices men can use
- Higher standards of living: Cost of living has increased
The domestic division of labour: feminist
What is Oakleys view of houswork?
She says Young & Willmott are exxagerating as only 15% of husbands do housework and 25% do childcare.
The domestic division of labour: Femininst
What is the feminist view of housework?
- Women have a dual burden
- British social attitudes survey found men did 8hrs a week and women did 13hrs in 2012
Couples becoming more equal?: MOP
What does Sullivan argue about the view of housework
- Argues theres a new man (do feminine tasks)
- Collected data in 1975, 1987 & 1997 and found trends of women doing less domestic tasks
Couples becoming more equal?
What does Dex and Ward argue about taking responsibility for children?
Found only 1% of fathers took care for their sick child but 78% played with their child
Couples becoming more equal?
What does Duncombe and Marsden argue about emotional work and triple shift?
Women performs a triple shift:
* Housework
* Paid work
* Emotional work
Couples becoming more equal?
What does Southerton argue about taking responsibility for ‘quality time’?
Quality time for responsibility falls on mothers rather than fathers.
Couples becoming more equal?
What does Cromption & Lyonette argue about the cultural explanations for gender division of labour?
Women perform more domestic labour because thats what society expects them to do
Couples becoming more equal?
What does Crompton & Lyonette argue about the material explanation for gender division of labour?
Women earn less so its rational for them to do more housework.
Couples becoming more equal?
What is the evidence Ramos gives to explain material deprivation?
Found that when only the women is working, she still does as much domestic work as men