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6. According to parsons, what natural role to women play?

  • expressive
  • instrumental
  • caring
  • damaging

7. who did the study, the symmetrical family?

  • oakley
  • parsons
  • young and willmot
  • bowles and gintis

8. Gershunny claims the division of labour is more equal, however...

  • there is "lagged adaptation" as men are slow to adapt
  • it should not be equal
  • women have too high expectations of men

9. what are segregated conjugal roles?

  • roles within the workplace
  • unequal, often gener-determined division of tasks
  • equal, fair distribution of household tasks

10. what is the expressive role?

  • an economic role as the breadwinner
  • a role responsible for domestic chores
  • caring, emotional role
  • dramatic role

11. what is the symmetrical family?

  • Joint conjugal roles, equal lesire time, a fair family.
  • An unfair family with segregated conjugal roles.
  • a family where everything is the same