Unit 1 SCLY1 - Culture and Identity; Families and Households; Wealth, Poverty and Welfare
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Couples — The domestic division of labour are couple becoming more equal resources and decision
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Couples — The domestic
division of labour/Are couples
becoming more
equal/Resources and decision-
making in
households/Domestic violence
Sociologists disagree as it whether couples are becoming
more equal. Functionalists argue that for the necessity of
segregated conjugal roles based on biological differences
between sexes.
The ‘march of progress’ sociologists argue that the family is
becoming more symmetrical, with joint conjugal roles.
Couples — The domestic division of labour/Are couples becoming more equal/Resources and decision-
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making in households/Domestic violence
, Feminists disagree, arguing that men contribution remain
minimal and women now shoulder a dual burden of paid and
unpaid work, or even perform a triple shift that also includes
emotion work.
Couples remain unequal in terms of decision making and
control of recourses. Men earn more so are more likely to take
the major decisions, even where incomes are pooled.
The personal life perspective argues that we need to
understand the different meanings money can have within a
relationship.
Radical feminists argue that domestic violence is an extreme
form of patriarchal power over women. However, though most
victims are female, not all women are equally at risk.
The domestic division of labour
Refers to the roles that men and women play in relation to housework,
childcare and paid work.
Sociologists are interested whether men and women share domestic tasks
equally.
Parsons: Instrumental and Expressive Roles
In a traditional nuclear family , the roles of husbands and wives are
segregated.
There is a clear division of labour between spouses:
Husband = Instrumental role
Couples — The domestic division of labour/Are couples becoming more equal/Resources and decision-
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making in households/Domestic violence
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