Bott Symmetrical Family

• Joint and segregated conjugal roles

  Bott distinguishes between two types of conjugal roles; that is, roles within marriage.
• • Segregated conjugal roles, where the couple have separate roles: a male breadwinner and a female homemaker/carer, as in Parsons' instrumental and expressive roles. Their leisure activities also tend to be separate.
  • Joint conjugal roles, where the couple share tasks such as housework and childcare and spend their leisure time together.