Have Families Become More Equal? - Multiple Choice Quiz

What does the term conjugal roles refer to?

• The domestic jobs that husbands and wives do

• A type of marriage ceremony

• How parents raise children

• Jobs done outside the home

What does the term segregated conjugal roles mean?

• Husbands and wives do everything together

• Men and women perform very different roles

• Roles are decided by children

• Everyone in the house shares one job

What kind of family did Willmott and Young describe in the 1970s?

• Isolated family

• Traditional nuclear family

• Symmetrical family

• Patriarchal family

Which of the following helped families become more symmetrical?

• Fewer children in families

• Longer working hours for men

• Laws that banned marriage roles

• New technology like vacuum cleaners

What did TV encourage in the 1970s, according to the theory?

• Men went out more

• Men stayed home more

• Women spent more money

• Children had less homework

What was a criticism Ann Oakley made of Willmott and Young?

• They interviewed too many women

• They ignored fathers completely

• They exaggerated how much men helped

• They didn’t know what housework was

What did many women feel in the 1950s family setup?

• Trapped and bored doing all the housework

• Proud to be head of the household

According to Oakley’s research, how many chores might men do?

• Half the domestic chores

• The majority of chores

• None at all

• Just one task per week

What did feminism help to change in the family?

• Women started asking for equal roles

• Men stopped working

• Children became more independent

• Families became smaller

What does a symmetrical family mean?

• Only men and women are allowed

• It includes extended family

• Families without children

• Husbands and wives share roles equally