Parsons + Joint and segregated conjugal roles Flashcards
(20 cards)
What does Parsons argue?
There’s a clear division of labour in the family
What role does Parsons believe men have?
Instrumental role
What are instrumental roles?
Finance, success at work = Breadwinner
What role does Parsons believe women have?
Expressive role
What are expressive roles?
Primary socialisation of kids, emotional support, housewife
What does Parsons name the women and men?
Men = Natural ‘providers’
Women = Natural ‘nurturers’
What does Parsons claim?
This division of labour is beneficial to wider society
Who supports Parsons claims?
Conservative thinkers such as the New Right
Who criticises Parsons?
Young and Willmott
How do Young and Wilmott critique Parsons?
Couples having more joint conjugal roles
More wives working
What does Bott argue?
There’s 2 types of conjugal roles within marriage
What are the 2 types of conjugal roles?
Segregated conjugal roles
Joint conjugal roles
What are segregated conjugal roles?
Where the couples have separate roles
What are examples of segregated conjugal roles?
M = Breadwinner
W = Housewife
What are joint conjugal roles?
Where the couples share tasks
What are examples of joint conjugal roles?
Spending housework, childcare and leisure time together
What did Young and Wilmott study in the 1950s?
Family roles of traditional W/C extended families in East London
What did Young and Wilmott identify in their 1950s study?
A pattern of segregated conjugal roles
What did men do in Y + W’s study?
- Played little part in home life
- Spent leisure time with colleagues
- Often in pubs
What did women do in Y + W’s study?
- Full time housewives
- Helped by female relatives
- Leisure time spent with females
