AUSOC 275 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Separate Spheres, Male Privilege, Nuclear Family
1 Oct 2018
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Gender complementarity: a division of labour assigns different tasks to men and women, but male privilege either did not exist or was limited by other forms of customary power. This can be seen in aboriginal families/family clan structures. Early european settler families in canada: men and women"s work was separate, but occurred within the same spaces and times, complementing one another. Children worked alongside the men and women. Separation of spheres: 1850"s; the workplace and home became his and hers spheres in the world of work. Men"s work shifted from home to paid labour on farms or in factories, shops and offices. Men"s work around the house was industrialized and eliminated work that involved working from home; breadwinner. Women"s work was reconceptualized as a god-given mission . Separate spheres were supported by white and middle-class families those who could afford to have a stay-at-home wife ; working-class and non-white women worked to help maintain and support their families.
