Couples & The Domestic Division of Labour

Which sociologist believed that couples in the traditional nuclear family had very separate and specific roles; instrumental and expressive?

• Wilmott & Young

• Ann Oakley

• Talcott Parsons

• Elizabeth Bott

Which term best describes the instrumental role?

• Also known as the breadwinner; this role is performed by the man and is geared towards providing for the family financially

• This role is normally performed by the woman and is geared towards the primary socialisation of children and meeting the family's emotional needs.

For Elizabeth Bott, which description is known as segregated conjugal roles?

• This is where couples share tasks such as housework and childcare and spend their leisure time together

• This is where the couple have separate roles: a male breadwinner and a female homemaker/carer. Their leisure activities also tend to be separate.

According to Willmott and Young, families have become more equal and democratic. These are known as the

Which sociologist criticised Young & Willmott's view that families had become symmetrical, claiming that they exaggerated how helpful husbands were with housework?

This sociologist supported Ann Oakley's research, suggesting that found that fewer than 20% of husbands had a major role in childcare

According to the British Social Attitudes Survey (2013), what percentage of men and women agreed that it was the man's job to earn money and the woman's job to look after the home and family?

• 53% of men and 52% of women

• 43% of men and 42% of women

• 23% of men and 22% of women

• 13% of men and 12% of women

Which sociologists (more than one) are associated with the concepts of 'Emotion work' and the 'Triple Shift'

• Arlie Hochschild

• Dex and Ward

• Braun, Vincent and Ball

• Duncombe and Marsden

Which of these describes the material or economic explanation for the gender division of labour?

• The division of labour is determined by patriarchal norms and values that shape the gender roles in our culture. Women perform more domestic labour simply because that is what society expects them to do and has socialised them to do.

• The fact that women generally earn less than men means it is economically rational for women to do more of the housework and childcare while men spend more of their time earning money

Which sociologists provide evidence which supports the economic/material explanation (tick all that apply)

• Gillian Dunne

• May Yee Kan

• Kan

• Rosemary Crompton

• Gershuny