Relationships Between Couples Key Words Flashcards
(16 cards)
Conjugal roles
The domestic roles of couples who are married or cohabiting.
Joint conjugal roles (Bott)
When a husband and wife share tasks and spend much of their leisure time together
Segregated conjugal roles (Bott)
When there is a clear division of labour in the household with tasks divided into Mail and female tasks and couples spend a little leisure time together
Expressive role ( Parsons)
Women’s role as housewife and mother with responsibility for housework and providing emotional support
Instrumental role (Parsons)
Men’s role as breadwinner – earning money to provide economically for the family
Symmetrical family (Willmott and Young)
A nuclear family in which the role of husband and wife are becoming increasingly similar and more equal.
Stratified diffusion ( Willmott and Young )
The idea that changes in family life start in the middle class and filter down to the working class
Bread winner
The main wage in the family, which is traditionally being men
Domestic division of labour
How tasks within the home are divided up between men and women
Dual burden
The idea that women have two burdens – they must carry out paid work and domestic work
Dual earner family
A family where both partners are in paid work
New man
A caring sharing man who gets fully involved in the housework and childcare
Role reversal family
Families were traditional or expected roles of men and women are reversed.
Domestic violence/abuse
Physical, emotional, sexual or psychological abuse that happens in the home
Conventional family
Nuclear families consisting of married couples and one or two children who have traditional gender roles
Cereal packet family
The stereotypical conventional family that is often portrayed in the media
