Gender roles of the family

Question 1

Anne oakley

Answer 1

A feminist who argued that the symmetrical family was exaggerated and women have a ‘Dual burden’
Men only have to do paid work whereas women have paid work and domestic duties hence the dual burden

Question 2

Who believes the division of labour is equal?

Answer 2

Talcott parsons, wilmott and young

Question 3

Who is talcott parsons?

Answer 3

Talcott parsons is a functionalist who believes that each gender has on specific job that helps the family to function

Question 4

What do wilmott and young say?

Answer 4

Wilmott and young say that the family is symmetrical which means that the role of men and women are more similar and they see the rise of the symmetrical nuclear families as a result of major and social changes

Question 5

What is the british social attitudes survey?

Answer 5

A survey in 2013 that found a fall in people who think its the mans job to earn money and the womens to take on domestic duties
13% of men and 12% of women agreed

Question 6

Who believes the division of labour is not equal?

Answer 6

Anne oakley, Mary boulton, Duncombe and marsden

Question 7

What does mary boulton say?

Answer 7

mary boulton agrees with anne oakley and found that fewer than 20% of husbands had a major role in childcare
- argue that wilmott and young exaggerate mens contributions by looking at the tasks rather than responsibilites

Question 8

What do duncombe and marsden say?

Answer 8

found that there is an additional responsibility for women which is emotion work eg organising of household like christmas or easter

Question 9

Financial factors to why the division of labour is unequal

Answer 9

women generally earn less than men so it is economically rational for women to do more housework and childcare while men earn money

Question 10

Cultural explanation to why the division of labour is unequal

Answer 10

gender pay gap contributes to the unfair division of labour is how patriarchal norms and values that shape the gender roles in our culture

Question 11

What has led to gender roles changing?

Answer 11

• women work more so are doing less in the home
• equality laws (equal pay act 1970), sex discrimination act 1975
• change in expectations of different genders due to feminism
• technological changes