Sociology - Families and Household Revision

The Domestic Divison of Labour

Talcott Parsons

• In the traditional nuclear family, the roles of husband and wife are segregated into instrumental and expressive roles.
• This is biological and is beneficially for men and women

Criticisms:

Young and Willmott

• Men now take on a greater share of domestic tasks

Feminists

• It is not biological and onnly benefits men