Dimension of family diversity

Conjugal roles refer to:

• How couples divide tasks and responsibilities within marriage/partnership

• The arrangement of power between parents and children

• Economic support provided by extended family members

• The legal obligations between spouses

In families with segregated conjugal roles, men are usually responsible for:

• Housework and childcare

• Emotional labor and caregiving

• Paid work and breadwinning

• Shared domestic tasks

Which of the following is most associated with joint conjugal roles?

• Men and women performing distinct, separate tasks

• Couples sharing domestic tasks, childcare, and leisure

• Families living in extended households for support

• Women doing both paid work and the majority of housework

According to Wilmott and Young, the symmetrical family is most closely linked with:

• Immigrant families

• Working-class families

• Polygamous families

• Middle-class families

In middle-class families, conjugal roles are often:

• Segregated

• Egalitarian and symmetrical

• Based on patriarchal authority

• Centered on extended kinship ties

A key difference between middle-class and working-class parenting is that middle-class parents:

• Emphasize obedience over negotiation

• Discourage children from questioning authority

• Have fewer children on average

• Provide structured activities to develop cultural capital

Working-class parents, according to Lareau, tend to rely on:

• Natural growth parenting style

• Formal extra-curricular activities

• Intensive parenting

• Individualized education planning

Despite differences in parenting style, both middle-class and working-class families share which characteristic?

• Extended family reliance

• Equal conjugal roles

• Child-centeredness

• Higher divorce rates

Afro-Caribbean families in the UK are more likely to be:

• Lone-parent families headed by women

• Extended families

• Nuclear families with joint conjugal roles

• Reconstituted families

South Asian families in the UK are more commonly:

• Nuclear families with dual-earner parents

• Extended families with strong kinship ties

• Lone-parent families

• Same-sex families