In 1996 there were 73% married couples while in 2017 there was 67%
Oakley 1974 a feminists
interviewed 40 married women and they were
”dissatisfied“
did around 77 hours of housework a week
husbands involved in housework only did 15% and childcare 25%
Willmott and young argue there have been hugeimprovement for families to become the symmetrical family they believed this as life expectancy, living standards and the status of women has increased
Race relations 1965
enabled non white and mixedraces families more economic independence
