the value of domestic labour Flashcards
what is the domestic division of labour?
the roles that men and women perform in relation to housework, childcare and paid work
functionalist belief about domestic labour
men provide, women serve
feminist belief about domestic labour
men and women provide for the family equally
marxist belief about domestic labour
men are the breadwinner and women stay at home
the new right belief about domestic labour
women shouldn’t work or receive benefits
elizabeth bott (1957)
identified two ways which household jobs can be shared:
segregated conjugal roles - the couple have separate roles, men are the breadwinner and women are the homemaker. spend leisure time apart
joint conjugal roles - the couple share tasks such as housework and childcare. spend leisure time together
young and willmott
claim that traditional segregation in of tasks in the household with women doing domestic chores, and men merely bringing in a wage
via evolution, the family is becoming more symmetrical
a greater degree of was being shown were both did equal amounts of paid an unpaid labour
march of progress view
family life is gradually improving for all its members
the roles of husbands and wives are now more similar
reasons for the rise in symmetrical families
changes in women’s position society - voice inequalities, more freedom
more women working - men can do their job
geographical mobility (living away from communities you grew up in)
- less support from extended family
new technology and labour saving devices - work from home
higher standards of living
ann oakley
rejects march of progress view
men and women remain unequal within the household, and women do most of the housework
the fact that men are seen as ‘helping’ women , does not prove symmetry - shows that the responsibility of housework is still women’s
