Couples

Theories & explanations from the "Couples" topic in the "Families & Households" unit.

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Parsons: Two Conjugal Roles
Instrumental = male breadwinner Expressive = female nurturer
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Bott: Segregated & Joint Conjugal Roles
Segregated: Clear division of labour; separate leisure Joint: sharing of tasks & leisure
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Young & Willmott: The Symmetrical Family
Dual-earner couple; "the new man" & joint leisure time
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Dual Burden
Where women have to do both paid work & domestic work
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Dunscombe & Marsden: The Triple Shift
Where women are required to do emotion work, paid work & domestic labour
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Dunne: Gender Scripts
Set out different masculine & feminine roles & gender identities
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Pahl & Vogler: Pooling & the Allowance System
Pooling: Shared bank account & equal access to money Allowance System: Male earner gives the female a budget
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Segregated: Clear division of labour; separate leisure Joint: sharing of tasks & leisure

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Bott: Segregated & Joint Conjugal Roles

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Dual-earner couple; "the new man" & joint leisure time

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Where women have to do both paid work & domestic work

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Where women are required to do emotion work, paid work & domestic labour

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