families + households (topic one)

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Created on: 16-04-19 20:26

1. instrumental + expressive roles (functionalism)

parsons- INSTRUMENTAL ROLES: breadwinner & providing for the family (men) .... EXPRESSIVE ROLES: housewife, primary socialisation of the family (women)... parson says there are biological differences between men + women... the NEW RIGHT agree.

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2. joint + segregated conjugal roles (march of progress)

bott- JOINT CONJUGAL ROLES: share roles equally + leisure time together... SEGREGATED CONJUGAL ROLES: separate roles (men=breadwinner, women=carer).... young + willmott: bethnal green, 1950s: MALE- breadwinner + leisure with friends FEMALE- housewife

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3. symmetrical family (march of progress)

idea that the family is becoming more EQUAL + DEMOCRATIC... we are moving away from segregated roles and towards joint roles...this is shown by... 1) women having jobs- 2) men getting involved in housework- 3) couples spending leisure time together

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4. symmetrical family (march of progress)

rise of the SF has happened because of social changes such as... 1) changes in women's positions... 2) being geographically mobile: being able to get places... 3) new technology: labour saving devises *eg hovers*... 4) higher standards of living

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5. oakley (feminists)

believe that the family is NOT equal and it is PATRIARCHAL... oakley disagrees with Y + W: she says they EXAGGERATE that men & women share tasks *20% & 25% of men said they had a big role in childcare*(boulton + oakley)...SEX TYPING of domestic roles

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1. march of progress (GERNSHUNY + SULLIVAN)

women working mean there is an equal division of labour @ home... GERNSHUNY: women working has led equal division of labour-time studies show working women do less domestic tasks...SULLIVAN: analysis of data found men do more 'traditional' women task

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