consequences of DDoL

Question 1

job prospects pre children

Answer 1

high, makes workplace look diverse

Question 2

job prospects post children

Answer 2

low - maternity leave, absence due to illness, more children

Question 3

triple shift effect

Answer 3

women are isolated and lonely which leads to depression

Question 4

radical feminists

Answer 4

Dobash and Dobash: marriage legitimises violence against women
HOWEVER
this doesn’t explain that men can be victims too

Question 5

new right

Answer 5

Murray: most commonly occurs in dysfunctional WC families
HOWEVER
is not limited to WC

Question 6

marxist feminists

Answer 6

Wilkinson: is the expression of frustration against social class inequality
HOWEVER
doesn’t explain why women are most often victims (7in100 vs 3in100)

Question 7

post modernist

Answer 7

Giddens: caused by the emotional intensity of family life and increasing isolation of the nuclear family
HOWEVER
not all families are violent