wilmott & young

• which sociologists came up with the idea of 'stratified diffusion' ?

  Wilmott + Young
• what did Wilmott + Young say about families in 1973?

  the idea of the symmetrical family, men and women performed similar roles, not identical, but equal contribution to household wotk and shared decision making, different from Parson's traditional family
• what perspective are Willmott and Young?

  functionalist
• what did Willmott and Young find about the family?

  becoming more symmetrical, not identical roles but equal contribution to household work and shared decision making.
• what is stratified diffusion?

  changes in family life start with higher social classes and trickle down.
• what are the 4 stages of life that Willmott and Young identified?

  • pre-industrial family
  • early industrial family
  • symmetrical family
  • asymmetrical family
• what are the criticisms of Willmott and Young's idea of the symmetrical family?

  feminist: Oakley argued there was little evidence of symmetry