power and control in the family

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Housework statistics
women in paid work spent 21 hours a week on housework whereas men spend 12 hours. 79% of washing and ironing was done by the woman.
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Relative resources theory
where the person with greater resources will spend more energy on paid work, whereas the person with less spends more energy on unpaid work.
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How does relative resources theory explain dual earner couples?
men's human capital is worth more as they have more job options than women. as the man earns more they have more bargaining power at home so they dominate decision making and choose not to share housework. as women are earning more, work is shared.
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How does the relative resource theory and marxist feminism link?
m feminists argue domestic labour by women serves capitalism, theory states women earn less than men so should do housework, keeps the economy stable.
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Evidence to disagree with relative resources theory
women do double as many housework hours as men, even if they earn similar wages. women more likely to take time off work to look after sick children even if they have similar occupational statuses.
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Domestic violence statistics - the home office
has more repeat assaults than any other crime, kills 2 women each week and only 30 men a year, largest cause of women being off work between ages 19-44.
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Kirkwood - domestic violence
causes psychological damage such as depression and anxiety
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Agencies responsible for creating masculine ideology
the family, the adolescent per group and tabloid media.
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Masculine ideology
the importance of men adhering to culturally defined standards for male behaviour and attitudes towards the male role.
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How could masculine vales learned from socialisation lead to domestic violence?
result of socialisation, men see violence as a way of dealing with problems. Men socialised around the values around risk taking, toughness, aggression and proving ones self.
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Brookman's study on domestic violence (2000)
study showed if men feel like they are losing control over their partner, they may resort to violence to highlight their masculinity again. 80% of cases the woman was suspected of cheating so violence occurred.
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Work and domestic violence
Brookman - men often unemployed as find it harder to get jobs. men then have to do a more domestic role which challenges his masculinity, so resort to violence to show masculinity and status within the family.
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