sociology ~ domestic division of labour

Question 1

two types of roles within marriage

(+ sociologist)

Answer 1

segregated conjugal roles
joint conjugal roles

(Bott)

Question 2

two types of roles within marriage

(+ sociologist)

Answer 2

segregated conjugal roles
joint conjugal roles

(Bott)

Question 3

functionalist view on domestic division of labour

Answer 3

roles determined by biology and are beneficial to both partners
husband ~ instrumental
wife ~ expressive and takes care of primary socialisation

Question 4

symmetrical debate Willmott and Young

Answer 4

march of progress

1950s study working class extended families undertook segregated conjugal roles
men ~ breadwinners and spend leisure time with workmates in pubs
women ~ sole responsibility for housework and childcare and spend leisure time with female relatives

1973 study conjugal roles and symmetrical family
both partners are involved in payed work
both have a role expressive and instrumental
leisure time spent together

Question 5

symmetrical debate Willmott and Young

Answer 5

march of progress

1950s study working class extended families undertook segregated conjugal roles
men ~ breadwinners and spend leisure time with workmates in pubs
women ~ sole responsibility for housework and childcare and spend leisure time with female relatives

1973 study conjugal roles and symmetrical family
both partners are involved in payed work
both have a role expressive and instrumental
leisure time spent together

Question 6

sullivan

Answer 6

data collected over a 25 year period showed a trend towards more men doing housework

1975- 82% of husbands worked full time with their wife unemployed
1997- dropped to 73%

men’s tasks seen as bigger like house repairs
women’s tasks seem as smaller but more regular like cleaning

Question 7

British social attitudes survey 2013

Answer 7

found a fall in the amount of people who think it’s a man’s job to earn money and women’s job to look after home and family

who undertakes tasks
who does the laundry ~ 1994 only 1% said the man, 2012 6%

Question 8

future foundations ~ generational shift

Answer 8

study of 1000 adults
60% of men claimed to do more housework than their father
75% of women claimed to do less than their mother

Question 9

principle of stratified diffusion (Willmott and Young)

Answer 9

what the MC do today the WC do tomorrow
values filter down from the MC to the WC

Question 10

principle of stratified diffusion (Willmott and Young)

Answer 10

what the MC do today the WC do tomorrow
values filter down from the MC to the WC