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11 Cards in this Set
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George Murdock |
4 fictions of the family to meet the needs of society •reproduction of the next generation •Stable satisfaction of the sex drive •socialisation of the young •economic needs |
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Parsons |
Functional fit- functions and family type changes based on needs of society -loss of functions due to industrialisation -2 main functions- socialisation of the young and stabilisation of adult personalities |
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Criticisms |
-Nuclear family not universal -family not as harmonious as they make it seem -ignores freedom of choice in individuals |
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Marxism key points |
-socialisation of children -inheritance of property -unit of consumption |
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Friedrich Engels |
Monogamy needed for inheritance of property- so rich families maintain wealth |
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Zaretsky |
Family acts as a 'haven' from the harshness of capatilist society |
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Poulantzas |
Part of ISA- used to pass on norms and values of capitalist society |
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Marxists criticisms |
•assume nuclear family is dominant •Feminists argue they focus too much on class inequality and not gender •functionalists argue they ignore the real benefits of the family e.g. support |
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Fran Ansley |
Wives are 'takers of ****' who soak up frustration of husbands |
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Marxists feminist |
-women are reserve labour force -women absorb anger(ansley) -socialise next generation of workers- unpaid domestic labour |
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Radical feminists |
-See family as key part of patriarchal society -Men benefit from domestic labour and sexual services -Germain Greer, Argues for female only families |
