L024 Domestic labour

How do sociologists explain who does domestic labour?

Concept and theory reset

Objective: Explain how domestic labour is organised and evaluate sociological explanations of gendered housework, care and responsibility.

Named studies

Choose a study.

Route workspace

ACCESS

Identify concept + pattern + explanation.

SCAFFOLD

Use the prompts to connect evidence and evaluation.

CORE

Write an independent applied paragraph.

STRETCH

Compare two explanations and reach a judgement.

Exam practice

Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways domestic labour may remain unequal in contemporary couples. [10 marks]

Evaluate the view that domestic labour in couples has become equal. [30 marks]

WWW/EBI: WWW - identify one successful use of evidence. EBI - add one judgement about the strength of the explanation.