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Conjugal roles (Finance (Husband control pooling- most common type of…
Conjugal roles
Finance
Husband control pooling- most common type of financial control, where money is shared but husband has majority of control.
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Wife control- least common where there is low income and women given responsibility of making ends meet.
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Equal?
Women now carry out the dual burden, this is going to work as well as continuing to take care of the home.
The triple shift- the concept of dual burden has been developed further with some sociologists claiming that women take part in triple shift.
- Going out to work
- Taking care of the home- housework/cooking
- Emotional support within the family.
Duncombe and Marsden
Gershuny- Women worked more outside of home did less in the house but still do majority of the household chores.
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Young and Wilmott
Family life is steadily improving and moving towards more symmetrical roles- known as march of progress.
Segregated conjugal roles is changing to joint conjugal roles. Changes have led to what is known as the 'symmetrical family'.
Feminism
Feminists e.g. Oakley, have been highly critical of the march of progress view, claiming that husbands helping doesn't equate to symmetry.
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Decision making
Edgell said: important decisions such as changing a job or moving house- made by husband.
Important decisions such as child's education or holidays- more joint but still dominated by men.
Wives dominate decisions on internal decorating, children's clothes and domestic spending, e.g. food shopping- both seen as relatively unimportant by both men and women.