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Division of labour - Coggle Diagram
Division of labour
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Knudsen and Waerness
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There were no modern countries in the world where men did housework more than, or as much as women
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Delphy and Leonard
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Take care of children, create a sense of belonging, love and affection, mediator, listening to emotional problems
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The New Man
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Evaluation (AO3)
Men are still often the main earner, which puts the women in a position of economic dependence
Edgell found that women only had responsibility for decisions if they were relatively unimportant like home decoration and furnishing
Harkness's report in 2005 says that 3/4 of households now have dual incomes, but the women still take responsibility for much of the housework
Duncombe and Marden found that there is a triple shirt, and many long term relationships depended on the women taking much of the responsibility for managing the emotional side of family life
Traditional couples follow an allowance system whereas symmetrical families adopt pooling of economic resources, for example a joint bank account
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Bott - conjugal roles
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Joint conjugal roles
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Both do similar roles, with working and housework
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