AQA SOCIOLOGY YEAR 1 REVISION EXAM NOTES 2023 GUARANTEED A+++.

AQA SOCIOLOGY YEAR 1 REVISION EXAM NOTES 2023 GUARANTEED A+++. Sociology Year 1 Families and Households Topic 1-Couples What is a family? What is a household? Family- Involves monogamous marriage between a man and woman and their children, who all live together. But this definition rules out other formats such as unmarried cohabiting couples, who others would see as family. Other definitions of family might be the idea that any arrangements that those involved see as family, is family. Household- A household is a person living alone or a group of people living together. The Domestic Division of Labour Parsons: -Expressive role- Women as the homemakers. -Instrumental role- Men as the breadwinners. Criticisms of Parsons: - Young and Willmott argue that men are doing more domestic work and wives are becoming wage earners. - Feminist sociologists argue that the division of labour is not natural and is there to benefit men only. Joint and Segregated Conjugal Roles. Segregated Conjugal Roles- Where a couples have separate roles. The male is the breadwinner and the female as the homemaker. Their leisure activities are also separate. Joint Conjugal Roles- Where the couple share tasks such as housework and childcare and then spend their lei