Evidence Supporting March of Progress View

What does Gershuny argue?

The Domestic Division of Labour is slowly becoming more equal

_______ found that wives with no job did ___ of housework but wives with a full time job did ___. There is ___ less housework so there is a __________

Gershuny

83%

73%

10%

Lagged adaptation

This proves that the more the wife…

Works, the less housework she does

Silver and ____ argue that increased technology, also known as _____________, has led to the ‘____________’

Schor

Labour saving devices

Death of the housewife role

What are examples of LSD?

Dishwasher, air fryer, vacuum

However, working class women can’t afford…

Labour saving devices so only middle class women can avoid the dual burden

Wilmott and ______ argue for the __________, meaning women also work. This leads to ‘______________’ so higher standards of living within the family

Young

Symmetrical Family

Dual earning couples

What are examples of greater standards of living that are proposed by ‘dual earning’?

TV, video games for men

Labour saving devices for women