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What was talcot parsons view on domestic division of labour?
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Clear division between sexes
Husband has instrumental role ( breadwinner) Wife has expressive role (homemaker and housewife) Division of labour is based on biological differences |
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Criticisms of parsons view on domestic division of labour
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Young and willmot said men are taking responsibility for domestic tasks and more wife's are getting jobs
Feminists say domestic division only benefits men and rejects parsons view that division is natural |
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What did young and willmot say about the symetrycal family
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Gradual move from segregated roles towards joint roles
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Feminists view on young and willmot housework Ann Oakley
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Said their claims of symmetrical families are exaggerated
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What did Ann Oakley say about the housewife role
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The housewife role has become more dominant for married women
Women are gradually excluded from paid work leading then to depend on men |
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What did talcot parsons say about the nuclear family
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Industrialisation brought the rise of the nuclear family
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What did dobash say about domestic violence
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Violence is set off by what a husband sees as questioning his authority and working class at higher risk
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What do radical feminists say about domestic violence
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Men control and dominate women through violence and te threat of violence
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The family according to Murdoch (4things)
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Meets economic needs such as food and shelter
Socialisation of children Stabilisation of sex drive Reproduction |
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Cristisms of Murdoch view on the family
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Marxist say Murdoch neglects the dark side of the family
Ignores women's inequality |
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The family according to parsons
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Family pro-form 2 basic functions
Primary socialisation of children Stabilisation of adult personalities |
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Criticisms of parsons view on the family
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Children are molded by ALL powerful adults therefor can't be resisted
Zaretsky said family only provide emotional support so members can persuade them to stay another day in capitalist society Families are servants to capitalist societies |
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The family overall evaluation of functionalist theories
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Their studies of nuclear family is based on middle class American families it neglects ethnic class
The uk has changed since parsons time and is no longer relevant to modern society |
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Critisisms of functionalist theories
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Feminists argue that functionalist theories ignore the dark side if the families such as child abuse
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The family according to zaretsky
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Family serves capitalism by providing emotional support
Families only provide emotional security so workers will carry on working in capitalist societies |
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Engels view on the family
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Family arose when societies began to value property
Private property - fathers need to know who their offspring was to pass on property to Family serves economy |
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Agencies of socialisation
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Schools
Peer group |
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How do we encourage gender socialisation
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TV
Toys Being told by parents Job roles |
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Methods of social control
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Physical violence
Economic pressure(fear if sack) Social acceptance Socialisation |
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Functioning view on family
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Provides us with money food shelter socialisation
Families benefit society by producing children to make into workers for capitalist society |
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Single parent families
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Tripled since 1970s
25% are single parents 90% headed by women Highest rates of lone parents in Europe Divorce was made cheaper and easier in 1970 Divorce reform act |
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Functionalist view on family
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Family is at the heat of society
Reproduction Provides new workers |
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Murdock and te family
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Nuclear family is useful to society and is enevitable and universal he studies 280 societies
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Murdoch family 4 things
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Control of sexuality
Reproduction Economic and educational |
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Talcot parsons view of family
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Children learn rules and norms from family
Family gives children emotional support Talcot studied American families |
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