Roles And Relationships Within The Family

Question 1

Conjugal roles

Answer 1

Bott-some families have segregated roles & others have joint roles
Young & willmott-joint conjugal roles will become more and more common along with nuclear families
Oakley-eventhough men do little housework, this is still seen as equal
Edgell-childcare is more equal but housework is not
Dunne-lesbian households have equal roles

Question 2

Emotional work

Answer 2

Bell-economy of emotion is headed by women as they take control of the emotional budget
Duncombe&marsden-triple shift: housework&childcare, emotional support and paid employment. Women are happier when men take on more responsibility

Question 3

The housewife

Answer 3

Oakley
Industrial revolution caused this as women were not allowed to work in factories
Domestic work is now seen as a woman’s job

Question 4

Power inequality

Answer 4

Edgell-men make the more important decisions

Pahl-husband controlled pooling (men have control of the spread of the family’s wealth)

Question 5

Functionalist view of power in society

Answer 5

Men and women perform different tasks in order for society to run smoothly

Question 6

Marxist view of power within society

Answer 6

The inequality within the family keeps capitalist society runnin smoothly
Men come home and relieve their stress onto women while the women take care of the home so the men do not have to

Question 7

Feminist view of power within society

Answer 7

Conjugal roles ensure that men rule over women

Question 8

Child abuse

Answer 8

Parent or carer is manipulating responsibilities and trust within their role
It is likely to go unreported because the family is segregated from the rest of society
New policies have been proven to be working to prevent this

Question 9

Radical feminists view of domestic violence

Answer 9

Domestic violence against women is not taken seriously
Society oppresses women’s thoughts on domestic violence as it causes them to feel ashamed and as if it were their fault
Dobashx2-most women who leave abusive partners return due to financial dependency. Society puts pressure on women to not leave their partner

Question 10

Criticisms of radical feminist view of domestic violence

Answer 10

It doesn’t occur as much as they say that is does
Too much emphasis on women not leaving their partner
Men are seen as having complete power, women abuse men too