Measuring the Domestic Division of Labour

Question 1

Criticism of Young and WIllmott

Oakley

Answer 1

72% married men claiming to ‘help’ at least once a week - could mean anything
Hardly convincing evidence + fewer than 3/4 of husbands even did this much

Question 2

Criticism of Young and WIllmott

Boulton

Answer 2

Men may help, but female partners take most responsibility for children - often at expense of other aspects of life
Women carry mental load for childcare - organising

Question 3

Why Can Research Not Be Applied to Whole Population?

Answer 3

Bott - based on small sample size (20 families)
Oakley - 40 couples, Boulton - 50 couples
Much based in London
Only representative surveys are large scale - British Social Attitudes Survey, large sample (3,000), and careful sampling