Key Terms Flashcards
Domestic Division of Labour
The division of roles and responsibilities and tasks within a household
Segregated Conjugal Roles
A clear division between the roles and responsibilites of men and women
Joint/Integrated Conjugal Roles
Few divisions between male and female roles
New Man
A man who is more caring, sharing, emotional, and sensitive in his attitudes to women and children. Does his fair share of housework and childcare
Private Sphere
The home
Public Sphere
The world of work outside the home
Symmetrical Family
A family in which husband and wife or partners have roles that have become more equal and alike
Married Lone Parents
Married women who have paid work and complete all the housework/childcare with minimal or no support from their husband/partner
Emotional Work
Maintaining the bonds of affection, moral support, friendship, and love which underpin family solidarity and cohesion
Triple Shift
Paid work + housework and childcare + emotional work
Expressive Role
Women’s role - providing warmth, comfort, nurturing and emotional support
Instrumental Role
Men’s role - breadwinner role
Jelly Head
Hostile employers viewing women negatively, as ‘jelly heads’, after they return from maternity leave
