symmetrical families

Question 1

symmetrical families

Answer 1

equal balanced and responsibilities shared between couple

Question 2

in symmetrical families , men and women…

Answer 2

share the instrumental and expressive roles

Question 3

equalitarian marriage

Answer 3

more equal marriage

Question 4

Willmot and young (1970)

Answer 4

study of London , shows that symmetrical families more popular with younger couples

Question 5

march of progress view (wilmot and young)

Answer 5

view family as less patriarchal and more symmetrical

Question 6

reasons for increase in symmetrical families

Answer 6

• changes in women’s position in society
• more women working
• geographical mobility
• new technology
• reduction in children

Question 7

reduction in children

Answer 7

parents have more free time = equal jobs/chores

Question 8

new technology

Answer 8

eg dishwashers etc

Question 9

geographical mobility

Answer 9

living away from community they grew up in

Question 10

Oakley is a

Answer 10

feminist

Question 11

Oakley rejects…

Answer 11

march on progress view

Question 12

Oakley argues (remain)

Answer 12

men and women remain unequal within family , women do most of the housework

Question 13

Oakley argues (helping)

Answer 13

the fact that men are see as ‘helping’ does not prove symmetry –> shows responsibility of housework still on women

Question 14

Oakley research findings

Answer 14

• 15% husbands had high levels of participation in housework
• 25% high level in childcare (but only in more pleasurable aspects)
• men take on more pleasurable household tasks

Question 15

Elizabeth Batt

Answer 15

segregated conjugal roles

Question 16

segregated conjugal roles

Answer 16

couple have separate roles
- male breadwinner
- female home maker
(as in Parson’s roles)
- LEISURE ACTIVITIES also tend to be separate

Question 17

joint conjugal roles

Answer 17

couple share tasks eg housework and childcare , spend time together

Question 18

Fen and Smith

Answer 18

survey sample of approx. 500 , 33 year old parents
- fathers held the main responsibility for childcare in >4 fans

Question 19

Morns

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even when fathers are unemployed , they avoid housework
R.2 Connel calls this crisis of masculinity

Question 20

Ramos

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contradicts morns
- in households with unemployment male + female in full-time employment do = amt of housework
(15 hours per week)

Question 21

Mordsen

Answer 21

TRIPLE SHIFT

Question 22

TRIPLE SHIFT

Answer 22

• paid work
• emotional work
• unpaid housework

Question 23

Dune

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thinks ineqs. in division of labour crises because of deeply ingrained “gender scripts”

Question 24

Dune’s study

Answer 24

studied 37 cohabiting lesbian couples , more likely than hetero couples to
- share childcare + housework =
- sign = imp. to their careers
- view childcare positively