Gender Role And Domestic Division Of labour Flashcards
Willmot and Young view in roles in the family?
Families are more equal as they are moving away from separate conjugal roles of Talcott Parsons and move towards more joint conjugal roles
Kempson view Decision making of money in the family?
Women in low income families will making sure ends meet as they see money as family money. Men do not think this way.
Paul and Volger Decision making of money in the family?
-Allowance System – Men give wives a certain amount of money each week/for family expenses
-Pooling – All money goes into a central pot and take joint responsibility for expenditure however men tend to earn more than women.
Other sociologists view on Decision making?
Edgell- important decision are taken by men, important decisions taken jointly,day to day decisions taken by women.
Laurie and Gurshunny -70% of couples said they had equal say in family decisions by 1995 but women who had high earning positions were more likely to say they have equal say.
Evaluation of Decision making?
- Increased financial power of women has led to greater equality in decision making in dual-earner households
- Vogler et al - greater independence of women in relationships has led to increased power in decision-making
What is Delphy and Leonard view on gender roles?
saw exploitations of women in family as not benefit to capitalism but rather as as benefit to men because allows them to have a sense of authority at home
Reasons for Housework has become more equal
-Increases in female employment
-Technological advances
What are the Different forms of Domestic violence?
- Sexual violence
- Physical violence
- Psychological violence
- Financial violence
What did Dobash and Dobash found that domestic violence?
Men look to assert their patriarchal control over women’s behaviours - through physical force, financial control or through psychological means
Feminist approach to Domestic violence?
-Women being the ‘slaves of wage slaves’ allows men to feel superior to their partners
-Need to exert power over women that offer a challenge to male expectations - reinforces the unequal nature of relationships
