families

• what is the triple shift?

  when on top of both payed and domestic labour women must also take care of the emotional needs of the family (emotional labour)
• What is the double shift?

  when women must do both payed and domestic labour (child rearing & house work)
• primary socialization


  children are taught the norms and values of society in the home
• secondary socialization


  where children are taught the norms and values of society in school
• stabalisation of adult personalities


  home is a place of refuge where the man can come home and relax like he would in a 'warm bath'
• egalitarian families


  families where the power is distributed equally
• what do young and willmott discuss


  overtime the family is becoming more symmetrical, both spouses have begun to contribute to the home (shared division of domestic labour)