Oakley (1974) on Y&W

What does Oakley claim about Y&W study?

Their research was inadequate and their methodology was critiqued

Was did Oakley discover about Y&W study?

To be considered as helping around the house they only had to perform one household chore

In Oakleys study, who did she interview?

40 married women with one or more children under the age of 5

What did Oakleys study show?

15% of husbands had high participation in housework and 25% had high participation in childcare

What did Oakley conclude from her study?

The gender division of labour persists and most working wives experience a dual burden

What did Chambers (2012) say about Oakley?

Until her study there had been no consideration to study housework by male sociologists

AO3 - small sample

Oakleys sample is not representative of the population

AO3 - more equality

There is more equality in gender roles today