Power and control: Against March of Progress Flashcards
(13 cards)
theories/ concepts AGAINST march of progress
1. triple shift
2. Oakley
3. Dunne
4. Craig
5. Ben- Galim + Thomson
6. Mumshet,
7. BBC (2014)
8. Edgell
**9. Pahl **
10. Duncombe + Marsden De Vault
11. Vincent and Ball
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
Vicent and Ball
‘background fathers’ - men helping out with children more about their relationship with their partner than responsibilities as fathers influenced by PROVIDER IDEOLOGY