Divison of Labour in the family

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  • Created by: Lynn Moyo
  • Created on: 15-01-13 10:42
Instrumental Role
Men have an 'instrumental role' bringing in the resources from the public world of work and providing for their family. ( Talcott Parsons 1955)
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Expressive Role
Based on the emotional and naturing nature of women, associated with childcare and the role played by the women in the family.
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Conjugal Role
The different household roles perfomed by the Man or the Woman in a married situation ( Elizabeth Bott 1957)
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Intergrated Conjugal Roles
Partners in a married or cohabiting relationship have interchangable and felixble roles as Man and Woman
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Seperated Conjugal Roles
Men and Women in a marriage or cohabiting relationship have clearly seperated roles within their home.
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March of Progress
In a symmetrical family; where the man and woman roles are becoming increasingly similar. (Michael Young and Peter Wilmott)
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Dual Burden
When women within a marriage or cohabiting relationship perform to different roles such as paid work and domestic labour within the home.
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Lagged Adaption
A time of lag between women taking up paid employement and men contributing to doing more housework.
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Based on the emotional and naturing nature of women, associated with childcare and the role played by the women in the family.

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Expressive Role

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The different household roles perfomed by the Man or the Woman in a married situation ( Elizabeth Bott 1957)

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Partners in a married or cohabiting relationship have interchangable and felixble roles as Man and Woman

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Card 5

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Men and Women in a marriage or cohabiting relationship have clearly seperated roles within their home.

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