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Access explanations for the inequalities in the domestic division of labour.
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ACCESS EXPLANATIONS FOR THE INEQUALITIES IN THE DOMESTIC DIVISION OF LABOUR The basis for the division of labour is a combination of biology, psychology and economics, all of which combine to determine couples activities. Societies within family life are organised around gender roles. Certain roles are allocated to family members dependant on their gender. What is masculine and feminine very from one society to another and overtime as cultures change? Sociologists argue that gender is socially constricted rather than biologically determined. Genes do not determine the way men and women behave or think and they don't force us into masculine or feminine pigeonholes. Our social and cultural environment shapes our gender characteristics. Societies create gender patterns and transmit them through the process of socialisation. Parents address boys and girls with different names and dress them differently. These differences are reinforced throughout society i.e. schools, work, media and peer groups. Ann Oakley observed that males and...
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