The domestic division of Labour

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Instrumental Role
The breadwinner or provider of the family. Functionalists see this as a mans role
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Expessive Role
The caring, nurturing, homemaker role in the family. Functionalist believe this to be the womens job.
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Segregated roles
The couple have seperate roles and their leisure activities are seperate aswell
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conjugal Roles
where the couple share tasks and spen leisure time together.
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The symmetrical Family
Young amd willmots view that the family is improving for all its members and that roles are becoming more eqaul. Men know help with childcare and housework and women go out and work as well.
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Why is there a rise in the nuclear symmetrical family?
Because..... Changes in womens position, including married women going to work also geographical mobility, new technology and Higher standards of living.
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The caring, nurturing, homemaker role in the family. Functionalist believe this to be the womens job.

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Expessive Role

Card 3

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The couple have seperate roles and their leisure activities are seperate aswell

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Card 4

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where the couple share tasks and spen leisure time together.

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Card 5

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Young amd willmots view that the family is improving for all its members and that roles are becoming more eqaul. Men know help with childcare and housework and women go out and work as well.

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