sociology 2.2
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- Created on: 12-02-23 20:23
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- Couples 2.2
- Division of Labour
- Future foundation survey (2000) - men avg 50 mins a day compared to 10 mins in 1960. Women avg 90 mins a day compared to 110 mins in 1960
- Burghes = fathers were taking increasing role in emotional development of their children. still seen as a female role
- Beck = father can't rely on their jobs so look to their children to give them a sense of identity and purpose
- Man Yee Kan = For every 10k a year a women earns, she spends two hours less of housework per week
- Gershuny - Found that couples whose parents had equal relationships tended to have an equal relationship themselves.
- Lesibian Couples
- Dunne - study of 37 lesibian couples with dependent children found that = they are more likely to describe their relationship as equal and give equal importance to both partners careers
- Dunne suggests that hetrosexual couples are under pressure to conform to gender scripts but in lesbian couples household tasks aren't linked to particular gender scripts - more equal
- Dunne - study of 37 lesibian couples with dependent children found that = they are more likely to describe their relationship as equal and give equal importance to both partners careers
- Decision making
- Pahl and Vogler - two types of control over family income. 1. Pooling system 2. Allowance system.
- Edgell - Three types of decision making practices.
- 1.Very important decision = husband. 2. Important decisions = Jointly decided by both partners. 3. Less important decision = made by the wife
- Dobash and Dobash - Conducted 109 unstructured interviews who were victims of domestic violence.
- Incidents were often set off by women challenging their male partner's authority.
- Men think it's justified due to women financial dependence
- Incidents were often set off by women challenging their male partner's authority.
- Division of Labour
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