扬(M.Young)和威尔莫特(P.Willmott)所提出的对称家庭的一个主要特征是,夫妇共同分担家务和共同参加闲暇活动的程度。这种类型的夫妇关系被称作联合的夫妇角色,它与分离的夫妇角色相对应。在第二阶段家庭中,夫妇角色、丈夫和妻子的婚姻角色是有严格区分的。夫妇在家庭中有明确的劳动分工,丈夫相对地不参与家庭杂务和抚养孩子。这种夫妇角色的分离也扩大 One of the main features of the symmetrical family set forth by M. Young and P.Willmott is the extent to which couples share their household chores and take part in leisure activities together. This type of couple’s relationship is called a combined couple’s role and corresponds to the separate couple’s role. In the second phase of the family, the roles of husband and wife are strictly separated from each other. Couples have a clear division of labor among their families, and husbands are relatively less involved in household chores and raising children. The separation of the role of this couple also expanded