Power and control: Against March of Progress Flashcards
5 theories/ concepts AGAINST march of progress
- triple shift
- Oakley, Dunne, Craig, Ben- Galim + Thomson, Mumshet, BBC (2014)
- Edgell
- Pahl
- Duncombe + Marsden De Vault
points made by triple shift
women do paid work, domestic work, emotion work
points made by Oakley
15% of men in a study had high participation in housework. 25% high participation in childcare
points made by Dunne
lesbian relationships more equal, share housework, equal importance to both partners careers
points made by Craig 2007
women do between 1/3rd to 1/2 more housework than men
Partnership Penalty: domestic inequality, couples marry= wife’s unpaid domestic labour increase whilst men lower than when single
Mother Penality: have baby results in mother financially worse off compared to men and childless women
points made by Ben-Galim & Thomson 2013
1/10 married men did same amount of cleaning + washing as the wife
points made by Mumsnet 2014
working mothers did double housework of men despite a full day of work. women mainly responsible for organising big events
points made by BBC 2014
‘chore wars’
2/3 18-34 regularly argued with partners over housework
points made by Edgell
men- ‘less frequent more important’ decisions
women- ‘more frequent less important’ decisions
points made by Pahl
when money ‘pooled’ together in joint account= men more likely have more control over this + more likely make major financial decisions
criticise Pahl
postmodernists- money separate now
points made by Duncombe and Marsden De Vault
women have the responsibility of ‘emotion work’
‘Deep Acting’- doubts about emotional closesless about partners are suppressed bc feel in love
overtime-> ‘Shallow Acting’- maintaining picture for partner and outside world pretending relationship is satisfactory
women take burden of holding relationships together and managing relationships with other members of household
