UPSC Sociology Optional 2025 Paper I Q.6B — Patriarchy and sexual division of labour

upsc cse main — Sociology optional paper (2025), Paper I, Question 6B (20 marks, about 250 words).

Section: Section B | Type: Optional question

Syllabus mapping: Chapter 9 — System of Kinship | Topic d — Patriarchy and sexual division of labour.

Question: What do you understand by gender-based domestic division of labour? ls it undergoing a change in the wake of increasing participation of women in formal employment? Clarify your answer with illustrations.

Section B

6.(b)

What do you understand by gender-based domestic division of labour? ls it undergoing a change in the wake of increasing participation of women in formal employment? Clarify your answer with illustrations.

20 Marks 250 words 9. System of Kinship d. Patriarchy and sexual division of labour

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