booklet 5 couples

Question 1

what does Bott discuss? func

Answer 1

joint and segregated roles

Question 2

what do Willmot and Young discuss? func

Answer 2

symmetrical family

Question 3

what does feminist Oakley say about housework?

Answer 3

• symmetrical family is an overstatement
• men’s help with housework may be tiny
• the enjoyable tasks like playing with the kids on the odd occasion

Question 4

what does feminist Boulton say?

Answer 4

• agrees with Oakley
• less than 20% husbands had a major role in childcare

Question 5

what do Warde and Hetherington say?

Answer 5

wives 30x more likely to be the last person to have washed up
men 4x more likely to have washed the car

Question 6

what does Gershunny say?

Answer 6

• impact of paid work
• no job = 83% housework
• part time = 82%
• full time = 73%

Question 7

what do silver and schor discuss?

Answer 7

• increased tech = women’s housework done faster
• death of housewife role
• freezer, microwave, washing machine etc

Question 8

what doo ferri and smith say?

Answer 8

• dual burden

Question 9

duncombe and marsden say?

Answer 9

• triple shift

Question 10

what do arber and ginn say?

Answer 10

MC women who can afford childcare escape the dual burden

Question 11

what do pahl and vogler say

Answer 11

2 ways of controlling money management
- pooling
- allowance system

Question 12

what do millet and firestone say about DV (fem)

Answer 12

• done for men to maintain patriarchy

Question 13

what does the materialistic explanation say about DV

Answer 13

• Wilkonson
  economic stress on the family

Question 14

marxist explanation of DV

Answer 14

-Ansley
- takers of shit
absorb mens anger at workplace exploitation