... between husband and wife domesticity, this influenced me to research her concept that "femininity is domesticity" but concerning divisions between brothers and sister domesticity. Feminism is relevant to my study and suggests that an individual sex refers to the biological difference between male and female. However gender refers to culture. (The social classification of male and female) These cultural differences reinforce gender segregation and result in gendering of domestic chores. Oakley concluded that husbands are not regarded as non-domesticated creatures, which tend to share childcare tasks and withhold responsibility for domestic chores. This portrayal of "gendering" of domestic chores and proper allocated roles are assumed, reinforced through "parental gender stereotypes" which reinforce female subordination and male domination. Gender socialization is primarily enforced at home and socializes the child to convey "typical" characteristics of their allocated gender. Throughout the child's lifetime "parental gender stereotypes" reinforce "normal" masculine or feminine behaviour. To ...

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