Domestic division of labour
- Created by: maddieecarr
- Created on: 01-06-22 08:51
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- Domestic division of labour
- Parsons
- Instrumental role: the man takes on the financial role as the provider for the family
- Expressive role: the woman takes on the emotional role to support the family
- Bott
- Segregated conjugal roles: division of labour is unevenly split with women doing majority of domestic tasks
- Joint conjugal roles: division of labour in a household couple is split more evenly
- The symmetrical family - Young and Willmott
- Household roles are becoming more equal due to changes in the position of women and higher living standards
- Domestic violence
- Explanations
- Radical feminist (Dobash and Dobash)
- Institutions teach patriarchal values and uphold them, creating the perception that women need controlling causing DV in the family
- Material (Wilkinson and Pickett)
- Economic and material poverty in a family causes stress on its members resulting in DV
- Radical feminist (Dobash and Dobash)
- Domestic violence is a prevalent issue in society but stigma and policing issues may mean that the figure is far higher (dark figure of DV)
- E.g 2 women a week are killed by a current or ex partner
- Explanations
- Triple shift and decision making
- Women undergo the triple shift
- Work in paid employment
- Undertaking domestic chores
- Regulating their own and others feelings
- Undertaking domestic chores
- Work in paid employment
- Money management
- Pooling (sharing economic resources) is on the increase whereas the allowance system (where the man gives the woman an allowance per week/most) is decreasing (Pahl and Vogler)
- Decision making
- Important - made equally between the couple
- Very important - usually made by the man
- Less important - usually made by the woman
- Women undergo the triple shift
- Parsons
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