Couples - Theorists

Question 1

Parsons (couples)

Answer 1

Functionalist/structuralist
- Instrumental and expressive roles
Believed men and women biologically suited to these roles

Question 2

Bott ( couples)

Answer 2

Join conjugal roles / separated conjugal roles

Question 3

Wilmott and Young ( Couples)

Answer 3

‘symmetrical family’
- Bethanal green study
- roles more similar
- supports march of progress

Question 4

Oakley (couples)

Boulton (couples)

Answer 4

criticises symmetrical family
found only 15% of men helped in housework

• 20 % men helped in childcare

Question 5

Warde and Heatherington (couples)

Answer 5

• stereotypical viewpoint
• sex typing of domestic tasks still strong

Question 6

Gurshuny (couples)

Answer 6

Trend towards equality
Argues that with more women in work → causes this shift to more equality in sharing of domestic work within a household

Question 7

Sullivan (couples)

Answer 7

looked at data from 1975/87/97 and found a trend towards greater equality and less gendering of domestic roles

Question 8

Southerton

Answer 8

Men → more likely to have long blocs of leisure time
Women → more likely to have leisure time interrupted by children (Triple shift)