Couples - Theorists

Question 1

Parsons

Answer 1

A functionalist, came up with the theory of the instrumental role and the expressive role.

Question 2

Bott

Answer 2

Distinguished two types of conjugal roles within marriage: segregated conjugal roles, and joint conjugal roles.

Question 3

Young and Willmott

Answer 3

March of progress theorists, believe that the family is becoming more symmetrical.

Question 4

Oakley

Answer 4

Did the housewife study, found that men do little housework in comparison to women. Criticise MoP theorists their claims being exaggerated.

Question 5

Gershuny

Answer 5

Argues that women working full-time is leading to a more equal DoL. Found that working women did less housework than unemployed women.

Question 6

Hochschild

Answer 6

Came up with the idea of ‘emotion work’.

Question 7

Duncombe and Marsden

Answer 7

Argue that women have to perform a ‘triple shift’.

Question 8

Southerton

Answer 8

Came up with the idea of ‘quality time’, and argues that the management of this is usually delegated to the wives.

Question 9

Crompton and Lyonette

Answer 9

Identified the cultural/ideological explanations for inequality and the material/economic explanation of inequality.

Question 10

Dunne

Answer 10

Did a study on female relationships and found that they have less pressure than heterosexual couples to perform to gender scripts.

Question 11

Pahl and Volger

Answer 11

Identified two main types of family income: the allowance system, and pooling.

Question 12

Smart

Answer 12

Found that homosexual couples attached no importance to who controlled the money in the relationship.

Question 13

Dobash and Dobash

Answer 13

Found that domestic abuse occurred frequently when the wife questioned the husband’s authority.

Question 14

Millett and Firestone

Answer 14

Argue that all societies are founded on patriarchy and that men are the enemy.