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To what extent have roles of husband and wife changed over the last 40 years?  

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GCSE Sociology To what extent have roles of husband and wife changed over the last 40 years? It is with out question that roles of men and women have changed over the last forty years; but in the household today, it is questionable whether these changes have affected the roles and norms of work carried out in and around the home. This essay will underline all the facts and figures about 'who does what' around the home in terms of husband, wife or even children. To collect first hand evidence of this issue, I decided to interview an elderly couple, who have experienced a lot of changes, not just in the household, but over their lifetime. Over the last forty years, there have been clear divisions between domestic tasks in the home. This is called segregated conjugal roles. This topic has been carried out throughout history, but began to die down...

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