Functionalist - gender inequality

Question 1

Murdock

Answer 1

Women are located in the home because of their biological function of bearing children

Question 2

Parsons

Answer 2

Women are likely to abandon their careers and are less value to employers

Question 3

Evidence

Answer 3

According to a LinkIn article, over 50% of women drop out of the workforce to take of their children post maternity leave

Question 4

AO3

Answer 4

Even when women work continuously they still tend to end up in low paid jobs

Question 5

Oakley (AO3)

Answer 5

Gender roles are socially constructed rather than based on biological differences

Question 6

Evidence (AO3)

Answer 6

Gender roles change through time e.g. during world war 2 in the US took on roles in the factories and other traditionally male dominated fields