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Key Sociologists- Exam area 1 Couples
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- 1Parsons (functionalist)Men play an instrumental role in family (breadwinner)
Women play an expressive role
(Loving and nurturing)
Parson believed the division of labour was built on biological differences, women were naturally better at care and nurture. - 2BottSegregated conjugal roles- refers to distinctive roles men and women have in the home
Joint conjugal roles- Refers to a fair and equal division of labour - 3Young and Willmott's (Bethnal Green study 1950's)Men- Were the breadwinners, playing little part in home life. Their free time was spent away from family e.g. in the pub.
Women- Full time housewives, sole responsibility for housework and childcare, helped by female relatives. Limited leisure time. - 4Young and Willmott's (March of Progress)1970's onwards.
Moving towards a more equal family set up.
Long term trend towards joint conjugal roles.
Symmetrical Family men ands women have similar roles. - 5Anne Oakley (feminist)Attacked Young and Willmott's view that the family is symmetrical.
In her own research she found only 15% of men had high levels of participation in the home.
25% of men/ husband had high participation in childcare. - 6BoultonArgued that Young and Willmott exaggerated the role men in the family.
Finding fewer than 20% of husbands had a major role in child care, arguing dad's do help but mum does the important stuff. - 7Warde and HetheringtonFound sex-typing of domestic tasks remained strong.
Wives were 40x more likely to have done the washing up.
Husbands were 4x more likely to have washed the car.
Men were only doing 'female' tasks when the women were not around. - 8The march of progress - GershunnyWomen working full-time are leading the movement towards equal division of labour.
Women who work do less domestic tasks - 9The March of Progress -SullivanOver 3 decades (1975, 1987,1997), a trend towards women doing a smaller share of domestic work and men were doing more. Her analysis showed the increase in the no. of couples with an equal division of labour.
- 10British social AttitudesFound a fall in the number of people who think its a man job to earn money and women to be in the home.
1984-45% men and 41% of women believed this
2012- Only 13% of men and 12% of women believed this. - 11The 'triple shift' Hochschildwomen have family 'emotion work' adding to work, domestic tasks and child care.
Emotion work is referred to keeping everybody happy. (sorting out sibling arguments and helping her husband with work stress) - 12The 'triple shift' Duncombe and MarsdenWomen have to preform the triple shift- (housework, emotion work and paid work)
Women have a further responsibility to organise quality time.
Men and women both have equal free time but have different experiences of using it. Women report being pushed for time men do not. - 13—
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