how woman are seen to be oppressed controlled by men

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How woman are seen to be oppressed/controlled by men

Hypothesis

I’m investigating into what extent married women who carry a dual burden (homemaker and work in paid employment) are oppressed/controlled by their husbands, in Britain. The gender division of labour is essential here. I have witnessed that most woman are controlled by men and are under the control of men. Men have the instrumental role; men are more practical, they work outside the home and are the provider of the family. Women have the expressive role. Women stay at home/work/nurture children. I’ve chosen this because, different studies have different ways of interpreting the benefits of the roles men and woman carry. Personally I have seen that men tend to be in control of the family. I’d like to study to what extent men are in control.

        

Concepts and Context

The division of labour states that men are the breadwinner and woman are the homemaker. Men go out to work/protect their family; women are locked out of the wider society (stay at home and work). Ann Oakley argues that women carry a duel burden: they take on paid job and domestic labour. She argues that conjugal roles are unequal although most women have paid jobs. Men still don’t do domestic tasks at home. She argues that woman take on emotional work: Woman are socialised to have the emotional roles of mother/carer. Men are socialised into rationality.  Looking after a sick child means emotional and physical needs. The mother (barrier of the child) is distinguished to be responsible for this. Some women take on “part time” jobs, because they’re primarily responsible for the nurturing the children.

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A belief grew that woman belong in their homes. Men tend to be the controller of the family. Woman always put themselves second place to men. They work under the control of men, due to men being stronger, bigger, and more aggressive. Woman are seen to be soft, and therefore are controlled by men.

“The sociology of housework”, (Ann Oakley’s study) compared the work of housewives to car production line workers in factories. Housewives work approximately 72 hours every week, longer than workers in factories. Housewives find their job boring and feel isolated within the home. The amount of physical ...

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