Young and Willmott (1973) believe that the symmetrical family has become the typical family form in Britain; they believe that gender segregation still exist but symmetrical families are developing much more joint conjugal roles and that there has been a large amount of equality between men and women. ... Young and Willmott think these changes have occurred due to the vast rise in feminism, and that this has had a major impact on gender roles generally; females have started to reject the traditional housewife role due to the influence that feminism has had on their attitudes, they have fought ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Functionalism directly supports this traditionalist approach, including heterosexual marriage and specific gender roles within the household, including instrumental roles for men and expressive roles for women. ... Certain organisations within society are still extremely conservative towards gender roles, which is evident in Christine Odone's article published by the Daily Mail, suggesting females cannot be 'true women' if working and must embrace femininity by bearing children. ... In my opinion, the media plays a large role in the collectiveness of society. ...

• Word Count: 2016
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate