Topic 1 - Couples

Question 1

what is the domestic division of labour

Answer 1

roles that men and women play in relation to the housework, childcare and paid work.

Question 2

what sociologist holds about the instrumental and expressive roles in the family?

Answer 2

Parsons

Question 3

outline the expressive role

Answer 3

the wife has the expressive role , she meets the families emotional needs.She is the HOMEMAKER , a full time housewife

Question 4

outline the instrumental role

Answer 4

the husband has the instrumental role - he provides for the family financially.He is the BREADWINNER

Question 5

what type of sociologist is Parsons?

Answer 5

Functionalist

Question 6

what does Parsons argue?

Answer 6

That this division of labour is based on biological differences, women suited to be nurturing and men are the providers

Question 7

what are the segregated and joint conjugal roles

Answer 7

segregated role
the male is the breadwinner, their leisure activities tend to be separate
Joint conjugal roles
the couples share household tasks and spend their leisure together

Question 8

Young and Wilmott

Answer 8

life is gradually improving for all its members , becoming more equal
men now help with housework
couples spend their leisure time together

Question 9

what is the feminist view on housework?

Answer 9

they argue that men and women ae unequal in the family, females still do most of the housework
Society is male dominated and patriarchal

Question 10

does Oakley criticise Young and Wilmotts findings?

Answer 10

YES

Question 11

oakleys case study

Answer 11

only 15% of husbands had a high level of participation in housework

Question 12

The impact of paid work

Answer 12

many women go to work- full time or part time.This leads to a more domestic sharing of tasks

Question 13

State one statistic for taking responsibility of children

Answer 13

ferri and smith-fathers took responsibility for childcare in less than 4% of families

Question 14

def emotion work

Answer 14

Women are required to perform emotion work , responsible to acquire to the families emotions
eg: making sure that everyone is happy

Question 15

outline the reasons for the gender division of labour

Answer 15

cultural explanation: division of labour is determined by the patriarchal norms of society, they perform it because society expects them to do so.

material explanation: women earn less, its rational for women to do the housework and childcare while men earn money

Question 16

gershuny

Answer 16

couples whose parents had a more equal relationship are more likely to share housework

Question 17

Barrett and Mcintosh

Answer 17

men gain from womens domestic work and give back in financial support
men usually make decisions on spending on important items

Question 18

volger

Answer 18

two main types of control over family income:
the allowance system: men give their wives money , they have to budget

Pooling: both partners have access to money eg : share a joint bank account

Question 19

who argues that women’s lives are structured around husbands careers?

Answer 19

finch

Question 20

statistics for domestic violence

Answer 20

Women’s aid federation : domestic violence accounts to up to 1/6 and 1/4 of all recorded violent crime.

Question 21

Coleman

Answer 21

women are more likely to experience domestic violence such as stalking

Question 22

Yearnshire

Answer 22

women suffer around 35 assaults before making a report

Question 23

cheal

Answer 23

~ the family is a private sphere

he argues that agencies are not prepared to be involved in family life

Question 24

Explanations for D.V

Answer 24

Radical feminist explanation ~ emphasises patriarchal ideas , cultural values
Materialist explanation
emphasises economic factors eg : lack of resources

Question 25

state a sociologist that supports the radical feminist explanation

Answer 25

Millett and firestone : societies have been founded on patriarchy
MEN ARE THE OPRESSORS AND EXPLOITERS OF WOMEN

Question 26

Office for National Statistics

Answer 26

social groups that are likely to suffer from domestic violence :
~young women
~people that come from a low social class
~those with high levels of alcohol consumption or using illegal drugs

Question 27

material explaination for domestic violence

Answer 27

focuses on the material and economic factors in income and housing , explaining why some people are at high risk

Question 28

Wilkinson and pickett

Answer 28

explains why social inequality produces stress and triggers conflict

Question 29

Marxist feminists- inequality causing domestic violence

Answer 29

Ansley- women are takers of shit, domestic violence is a product of capitalism

Question 30

radical explaination on dv

Answer 30

see the family and marriage as the key institutions in patriarchal society
dv is a feature of patriarchal society, this explains why dv is mostly committed by men

Question 31

outline the people that are at a greater risk for experiencing domestic violence

Answer 31

young women, those in lower classes/ lower groups ,drug users, low income or financial difficulties

Question 32

how can men and womens roles be seen as equal

symmetrical family

Answer 32

men help with housework and childcare

couples spend leisure time together

Question 33

what are the major social roles that have taken place in the past century?

Answer 33

changes in women’s position- married women going out to work

higher standards of living

Question 34

the march of progress view

Answer 34

men are becoming more involved in housework , just as women are becoming more involved in paid work

Question 35

ferri and smith

Answer 35

fathers took responsibility for childcare in fewer than 4 % of families

Question 36

British social attitudes survey

Answer 36

found that the number of people who think its a mans job to be a breadwinner and a womans job to be a housemaker has fallen

Question 37

barett and mcintosh

Answer 37

men gain more from womens domestic work than they give back in financial support
men usually make decisions on spending on important items

Question 38

kempson ( low income families)

Answer 38

in low income families, women abandonded their needs such as skipping meals to make ends meet

Question 39

decision making in households- money management
allowance system
pooling

Answer 39

allowance system- men give their wives an allowence which they budget on
pooling- both partners have access to income eg: a joint bank account

Question 40

decision making

Answer 40

volger- When there was pooling, men made the major financial decisions

Question 41

Edgell

Answer 41

found that men make the important decisions because they earn more than their wives , the wives are therefore dependant on them.

Question 42

personal life perspective on money

Answer 42

they focus on the meanings that couples give to control the money
smart- some gay couples attached no meaning to who controlled the money, they did not see it as inequality