Roles and Relationships Within the Family (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Dual burden definition
Dual burden definition
Women responsible for both paid work & domestic tasks - excessive demands on time/energy
Dual career partnerships
Dual career partnerships
Both partners engage in paid employment
% of household tasks full-time working women do
% of household tasks full-time working women do
Two-thirds of household tasks (ESS finding)
Time-budget studies
Time-budget studies
Couples keep diaries of time allocation between domestic & paid work
Lagged adaptation (Gershuny)
Lagged adaptation (Gershuny)
Time delay: women work more, men slow to increase domestic work
Dunne 1997 study sample
Dunne 1997 study sample
37 cohabiting lesbian couples with young children
Dunne's finding on task split
Dunne's finding on task split
40:60 split - more egalitarian than heterosexual couples
Gender scripts definition
Gender scripts definition
Ingrained expectations from patriarchal heterosexual models
Feminist view on domestic division
Feminist view on domestic division
Form of oppression reinforcing women's subordinate position
Gershuny & Robinson on technology (1965-85)
Gershuny & Robinson on technology (1965-85)
Domestic tech reduced weekly housework hours for women
Bittman et al critique of tech view
Bittman et al critique of tech view
Tech may increase housework time by raising standards
Same-sex couples & domestic labour
Same-sex couples & domestic labour
More egalitarian - avoid traditional gender scripts