The Domestic Division of Labour

Key concepts:

Conjugal roles - 

•  The duties and responsibilities that are associated with married life. 

Segregated conjugal roles - 

• Divided duties and responsibilities in a marriage (male breadwinner / female homemaker).   

Joint conjugal roles - 

• Both partners’ work and share domestic chores.

Symmetrical family - 

• The modern family in which husband and wife co-operate in all aspects of the divisions of labour.

Duel burden - 

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