Wilmott And Young On The Family

Question 1

What is wilmott and young’s perspective of the family ? ( 2 points )

Answer 1

1. The family has developed through a number of stages in society
2. And stratified diffusion has meant a change in norms and values start among the wealthier in society and pass down to the lower classes

Question 2

What are the 4 stages of family ?

Answer 2

1. Pre industrial family
2. Early industrial family
3. Symmetrical family
4. Asymmetrical family

Question 3

What is the pre industrial family ?

Answer 3

Family was a unit of production where families produced their own goods and traded the surplus

Question 4

What was the early - industrial family ?

Answer 4

Families became a unit of consumption and exchanged their labour in return for wages

Question 5

What is the symmetrical family ?

Answer 5

Male and female employment but jobs were gendered and men and women share leisure time conjugal roles but tasks were still gendered

Question 6

What is the asymmetrical family ?

Answer 6

Richer families had segregated conjugal roles , women employed helpers and they spent leisure apart

Question 7

Evaluation of wilmott and young

Answer 7

Feminists say women suffered a dual burden and triple shift of paid employment , domestic labour emotional support of family