MEN + FAMILY LIFE

Question 1

what did Warin et al?

Answer 1

majority of fathers mothers and teenage believed that the fathers should be breadwinners
- fathers felt under pressure to provide for their families and intensified by demands of teenagers for consumer good
- men in low paid jobs and those who were sick disabled or unemployed were frustrated and sad that they were unable to supple what their family wanted
-‘all singing, all dancing super-dads’

Question 2

what did the report published by the equal opportunities commission in 2007 find?

Answer 2

• fathers are more likely to be employed and to work longer hours than men without dependent children
• 89% of fathers in employment, compared with 74% of men without dependent children
• UK fathers work the longest hours in Europe - average 46.9%
• fathers working more tan 50 hours a week spend less time looking after children

Question 3

criticism of male inequalities

Answer 3

• feminists argue that males inequalities are minor compared to theirs
• evidence shows that labour market continues to favour men
• gender pay gap is persistent and in every profession men still earn more than women

Question 4

what does Walter critise about male inequalities?

Answer 4

• sexism against men doesn’t exist in the same way because of the way the system is balanced

Question 5

what does Farrell argue about male inequalities?

Answer 5

• refers to glass cellar and how there is some glass ceiling for women but men also have jobs with less security little pay and few people want those jobs.

Question 6

what did Benatar argue about male inequalities?

Answer 6

• ‘more boys drop out of school, fewer men earn degrees, more men die younger , and more are getting incarcerated’