Power Relation/ Gender In Family

Question 1

Functionalist Parson

Answer 1

Instrumental and expressive role needed to perform primary socialisation in the family.

A03 - This feeds capitalism/creates division of labour/places stereotypes/makes people conform to gender roles

Question 2

Anne Oakley - Division of domestic labour

Answer 2

Believes in dual burden- Housework/childcare remains a woman’s responsibility.
Men only have to do one household tasks to be accounted for in research.

A03- Concept of new man- Men helping do more domestic work, End of 20 12/6000 full-time stay-at-home dad is looking after babies and toddlers that there were 10 years ago.
Elizabeth Bott a ‘takers of shit’

Question 3

Jan pahl- finances

Answer 3

Husband gives wife fixed amount of money for housekeeping and expenses.

Eg Have joint account but husband control decisions/men control major financial decisions such as housing, holidays, expenses/women control decisions regarding food or children/wife income mainly cash so doesn’t need own account.

A03- feminists argue woman seen as inferior/incapable of having financial responsibility = gender inequality in family

Question 4

Young and Willmott - symmetrical family

Answer 4

Household becoming more symmetrical.

Men doing more housework/women becoming wage earners/spending leisure time together.

A03- Feminist argue division of labour benefits men/reject concept of family becoming symmetrical/women do more housework/society picture uncle/women experienced domestic violence = dark side of family

Question 5

Edgell - decision making

Answer 5

Men hold responsibility of important decisions.

E.g. where to move/finance and banking decisions/occupational change/holiday and education taken jointly/less significant decisions made by wife.

A03- Feminists argue women occupy independent and subordinate role due to patriarchy /family on equal/no power given to women

Question 6

Duncombe and Marsden - tripleshift

Answer 6

Women have dual burden and triple shift role. Can do a paid job but still do majority of housework and emotional work.

Eg - Soothing emotional needs of children and father/cleaning and cooking / employed

A03- Radical feminists = women contribute most in family and men least but gain the most/ Women submissive and exploited
Functionalist = feminist put too much emphasis on women being exploited, ignore possibility women enjoy running home, raising children and being married