YOUNG and WILMOTT hold a march of progress view of the history of the family and believe that families have made a move from segregated roles and that they have become more equal and democratic making a symmetrical family where the roles are not
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~women now go out to work ~men help with housework and children ~couples spend their leisure time together
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according to YOUNG and WILMOTT the symmetrical nuclear family is the result of major social changes
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FEMINISTS VIEW ON HOUSEWORK
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patriarchal, believing that women have to depend on men.
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oakley found that men were much more likely to take the children of the mothers hands instead of doing housework, but sees this benefits men by taking away the mothers reward of childcare and can give her more housework
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FUTURE FOUNDATIONS study of 1,000 adults found that 60% of men claim to do more housework than their fathers and 75% of women claim to do less housework than their mothers.
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idustrialisation and the rise of factory production in the the 19th century led to seperation of paid work from the home which women were a part of but were gradually excluded from and confined to the home with sole responsibility for house work and
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the 20th century the housewife role is still a womans primary role and that women in low paid jobs are usually and often extensions of the housewife role,
