Who studied working class couples in the early 1900s?
Young and WIlmott
Durkheim
John Swales
SPOT THE RUBBISH ANSWER ! Why was it decided that women should do fewer domestic chores than men despite having jobs?
They earned less than men
It was still regarded as a woman's job due to the work as this had been their role before
Women wanted to still do all chores
What decisions were regarded as worthy for a woman to make?
what was for dinner, new school uniforms, what shopping needs to be gotten
how time off should be spent, holidays, when seeing the inlaws
buying a house, taking out a loan, buying a car, funerals
Women still did much of the childcare when both parents were working - this supports the idea of maternal deprivation.
supports the more recent changes in the division of labour and women's in work
Asymmetrical family means:
Where both people are equal but have wonky legs
Where one person has more power than the others
Who found that women who didnt work did 83% of housework, while women working part time did 82%
Gershuny, 1994
Young and Wilmott, 1958
Karl Marx, 1894
Paul Hollywood, 2016
Ann Oakley found that only 15% of husbands had a high participation in housework
Bolton found more than 20% of men had a major role in childcare
heck yeah she did!
few than 20% more like!
what is meant by expressive role
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what is meant by instrumental role
suggest three reasons why the symmetrical family has become more common in the last century (6)
