AS Sociology- Changes Within Family Reference to Gender Roles, Domestic

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Define domestic labour
Work done in the home, household, childcare, emotion work
Question 2
Define partriachy
Male domination in society-when men control women, making key decisions and not doing thier share of housework/ children.
Name a key Person that discusses domestic division of labour
Talcott Parson (1955)- Argues women have expressive roles of socialising children and meeting family's emptional needs.
Who talked about joint and segregatedconjugal roles
Elizabeth Bolt (1957)
Define conjugal roles
When husbands and wives share housework, childcare, decisions and leisure time
Define segregated conjugal roles
When husbands and wivesdo not share housework/childcare.
Double shift
Refers to the idea of women having paid work as well asdoing housework.
Tripple shift
This includes, paid work, housework as well as emotional work.
What does Vogler and Pahl argue on control of finances in the family
They argue that greater inequality depends if the woman is earning more money. Research shows that a partner with largest income has thebiggest say in the family decision making.
Define Symmetrical Family
A family in which the the roles of husband and wife are similar.