The roles in the home played by men and women incl. housework, childcare, paid work and emotional labour
Parsons
the roles of men and women are clearly segregated according to :
-the Husband's Instrumental role, providing financial support as the sole breadwinner, the head of the household
- The Wife's expressive role, catering to the needs of the house and the family, both emotional and physical
Parsons argues this division is natural and beneficial to wider society
Young and Willmott
Bott (1957)
Separate Conjugal Roles - like that of parson's expressive and instrumental roles, making both work and leisure separate
Joint conjugal roles - where housework and childcare is shared and leisure time is spent together
Youg and Wilmott's case study of bethnal green found the W/C families fit the pattern of sgr as men played little part in the home life spending leisure time w/ workmates in th e pub etc while women were full time housewives whose limited leisure was spent w/ female kin