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domestic division of labour
-Parsons (1955): men and women have biological roles- instrumental and expressive respectively
-Bott: (1957) segregated and joint conjugal roles
Willmott & Young symmetrical family
-march of progress: family life is improving for the members
-similar, not identical roles in the domestic sphere
~women's social positioning changes
-common in young/affluent couples
-women who work full time do less housework
(Oakley 1974) feminist views of housework
-reject march of progress, family is patriarchal
-Willmott and Young had the bar in hell for what a good husband is
~washing the dishes once a week
-15% of husbands had high-level participation in housework and 25% in childcare
-men cherry pick the best jobs and leave women with the scraps
-sexist stereotypes still burden women in the household
-little sign of the 'new man'
-Dunscombe and Marsden (1995): women have a triple shift- paid, emotional and domestic work
-men get leisure, women have to be domestic
smart (2007)
gay people are equal with money because the transcend heteronormative ideals about relationships
domestic violence
-Dobash x2: women getting assaulted for challenging their husband's authority
-marriage legitimises DV by giving power to husbands and making wives dependent
-underreported
Millet and Firestone
society is founded on patriarchal ideals, making domestic violence inevitable
Wilkinson and Pickett
domestic violence is a result of stressed caused by social inequality
-reduces the chance of stable and caring relationships
