1.1 COUPLES

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

1. Domestic Division of Labour
2. Are Couples Becoming More Equal?
3. Explaining the Gender Division of Labour
4. Resources and Decision Making
5. Domestic Violence

Question 2

1. Domestic Division of Labour

Answer 2

1, Parsons

2. Bott (Y +W)
3. Young and Willmott (Reasons for shift)
4. Feminist View of Housework (Oakley: 15%, Boulton: 20%)

Question 3

2. Are Couples Becoming More Equal?

Answer 3

1. Impact of Paid Work (equal division or dual burden)
2. MOP View (Sullivan:73,69,60 , British Social Attitudes Survey: 1984, 2012)
3. Feminist View (British Social Attitudes Survey, Allan)
4. Taking Responsibility for Children (Boulton, Dex and Ward, Duncombe and Marsden)

Question 4

3. Explaining the Gender Division of Labour

Answer 4

Crompton and Lyonette: 2 explanations

1. Cultural Explanation: Gershuny, Future Foundation, Dunne
2. Economic Explanation: Kan, Ramos, Sullivan

Question 5

4. Resources and Decision Making

Answer 5

1. Money Management (Pahl and Vogler)
2. Decision Making (Pahl and Vogler, Edgells, Laurie and Gershuny)
3. Cultural vs Economic Explanations (Laurie and Gershuny, Feminists)
4. Meaning of Money (Nyman)
5. ‘Personal Life’ Perspective on Money (Smart, Weeks et al)

Question 6

5. Domestic Violence

Answer 6

1. Behaviour of a Few Disturbed Individuals (Crime Survey for England and Wales, Coleman and Osborn, Dobash and Dobash)
2. How Narrow is Gender Gap? (Crime Survey for England and Wales, Yearnshire, Cheal, Walby and Allen)
3. Radical Feminist Explanation (Evaluation: Elliot, Crime Survey for England and Wales)
4. Materialist Explanation (Wilksinson and Pickett, Ansley)