Reasons for Inequality & Domestic Power
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- Created on: 23-02-23 10:22
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- Reasons for Inequality & Domestic Power
- Biology (functionalists view)
- Parsons argued women are naturally suited to caring children as they physically bear them
- Murdock said it is the greater physical strength of the male as to why they're able to dominate economic life
- Familial & Patriarchal ideology
- this is the dominant idea that there is an ideal way to organise family life, for inequalities in power in the home
- Bernardes (1999) argues it's patriarchal as masculinity & fatherhood are mostly associated with paid work & avoiding domestic labour and childcare
- shapes cultural expectations about femininity, motherhood and home making are associated
- beliefs about male & female roles have discouraged men from helping/taking responsibility for 'women's work'
- The Ideology of motherhood & fatherhood
- believed there is an ideology in society regarding what motherhood & fatherhood involves
- 26% of the British population still believe most women should prioritise their caring role over having a job
- women expected to take on jobs compatible with family commitments
- large numbers of mothers feel guilty about working full time
- fatherhood often associated with family provider, head of the house, unemotional, disciplinary
- Gender Socialisation of children
- socialisation of children is shaped by familial ideology so when grown up they're more likely to conform to traditional gender role ideas
- Van Egmond (2010) argues gender identity of children is in place by 8 years, they then have clear idea which jobs belong to which sex
- due to the repetition of these roles, they become the child's norm so are likely to follow the pattern when older
- Relative Resources Theory
- argues the main cause of inequality in the family is economic
- men have economic advantage over women, having access to greater range of jobs greater job security, careers aren't interrupted by birth and higher pay
- gives men superior power in home, choosing to dominate decision making
- Biology (functionalists view)
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