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Outline and explain two ways in which women's involvement inpaid work has affected family structures
P - Family becoming more symmetrical due to policies
E- (Willmout and Young) Where in the 195Os men were the primary earners and
therefore the head of house and women were financially dependent and responsible for
tripple burden; through policy in the 1970s a rise in joint conjugal roles as both partners
involved equally in household tasks.
E -Equal Pay Act 1970/ Sex Discrimination Act > protecting women from unfair
treatment in the workplace, women now have opportunity to earn same as partner.
L -Work is seen as more desirable to women as rights are protected therefore
contributing to a change of aspiration (Sharpe) as the aim less for housewivefery and
more for career progression, less pressure to conform due to policies challenge
traditional roles leads to
couples adopting new roles.
E - (Oakley) Willmout and young study based on inadequate research methodology as
men right answer - Increased female employment lead to double burden not reduce.
P - More men are becoming stay at home dads adopting the caring role
E - Beck and beck) In post-modern society family is negotiated - couples figure
out which roles suit them and what societal norms to adopt.
E - the number of house husbands doubled to 235,000 in last 22 years.
L - Change in women aspirations has led to men taking the typically women nurturing roles
and therefore adopting family diversity
E -Straying away from the nuclear model of the family disrupts socialisation of children.
, Outline and explain two ways in which changing gender roles within the
family may have affected children’s experience of childhood
P - Equal Pay Act 1970/ Sex Discrimination Act > protecting women from unfair
treatment in the workplace, women now have opportunity to earn same as partner. a
change of aspiration (Sharpe).
E - This allows women to participate in the economy and take up the instrumental role
upheld by men. This may affect children's experience of childhood because they may be
involved in a more child-centered family .Due to children becoming economically liable,
women have more motivation to work and delay child bearing until financially stable.
E-This means the family size may be smaller and children have less competition between
siblings for parents affection and attention, this is seen with the family size since the
1970s from 3.2 children to
L - As a result of women focusing on careers fewer children are being born and families
are smaller which means more time to focus on the socialisation of children a more March
in progress. stronger relationship to parent better childhood experience.
E - morgan argues that with women having and proposing a career has led to
maternal deprivation and experience of childhood is being damaged.
this can not be said for every household for example asian households typically
multigenerational but view this as representing strong bond between family members -
positive childhood.
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P2 - Symmtrical roles (Willmout and Young) Marital roles more equal
E -Where in the 195Os men were the primary earners through policy in 1970s a rise in
joint conjugal roles as both partners involved equally in household duties. Eg. (Men more
involved in childcare).
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