Key Concepts 1 Test

Household

One person living alone of a group living together who share meals or housework. May or may not be related.

March of Progress

Young and Willmott - see family life as gradually improving for all members, more equal and democratic. Trend away from segregated conjugal role - symmetrical family.

Commercialisation of Housework

Goods and services now mass produced and supplied by supermarkets and fast food outlets. Freezer and hoovers reduce necessary domestic labour.

Dual burden

when a person is responsible for 2 jobs. usually women in paid and unpaid domestic labour

Emotion work

work meeting emotional needs of others. such as caring for a sick child both physically and emotionally. functionalists argue women are suited to this role.

Triple burden / Triple shift

Duncombe and Marsden - pad, housework and emotional work.

Cultural or ideological explanation or inequality

division of labour determined by patriarchal norms and values. women do more domestic labour because society expects it - have been socialised.

Material or economic explanation of inequality

women earn less than men so economic sense for women to do more childcare and housecare and housework

Gender scripts

Expectations or norms that set out different gender roles men and women in heterosexual couples are expected to play (Dunne 1999). Segregated division of labour continues due to deeply ingrained ideas.

Domestic Violence

Physical, psychological, sexual or financial violence that occurs in an intimate or family relationship involving any member.