AS Gender Roles Recap

What are conjugal roles?

• The separation of roles within the household based on the individual's ethnicity.

• The separation of roles within the household based on the individual’s gender.

• The roles in which people do in the workplace.

Which two types of conjugal roles exist? Segregated and...

When conjugal roles are integrated, couples...

• Share tasks such as housework and childcare.

• Split the roles and complete certain tasks solely by themselves.

What is the domestic division of labour?

• The separation of the tasks in any economic system or organisation.

• The division of roles, responsibilities and work tasks within a household.

Who theorised the idea of 'the symmetrical family'?

Who criticises the idea of the symmetrical family?

• Feminists

• Functionalists

• New Right

Which answer best describes the 'new man'?

• A man who works in paid employment more than he did before.

• Men who are more sensitive in their attitudes to women and children.

The 'negotiated family' decided what is best for each of their family members, and does not conform to traditional family norms.

• True

• False

Who argues gender stereotypes begin at birth eg. through the use of children receiving toys which society deems most appropriate for a certain gender.

• Young & Willmot

• Oakley

• Delphy & Leonard

Which answer is NOT causing changes in gender equality in families?

• Weaker gender identities.

• Improved standards of living in the home.

• Improved status and rights of women.

• Secularisation