Domestic Division of Labour

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What is the "domestic division of labour"?
The roles that men and women play in relation to housework, childcare and paid work.
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Traditional nuclear family
The roles of husbands and wives are segregated - separate and distinct from one another.
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Instrumental Role
Geared towards the husband – achieving success at work so he can provide for the family. The breadwinner.
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Expressive Role
Geared towards the wife – primary socialisation of children and meeting the family’s emotional needs. The homemaker, a full-time housewife rather than a wage-earner.
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Who made the functionalist model of the family (Instrumental and expressive roles)?
Talcott Parsons (1955)
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Conjugal Roles
Roles within marriage.
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Traditional nuclear family

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The roles of husbands and wives are segregated - separate and distinct from one another.

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Instrumental Role

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Expressive Role

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Card 5

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Who made the functionalist model of the family (Instrumental and expressive roles)?

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