Theories Of The Family

Front 1

Instrumental/expressive role

Back 1

Instrumental is performed by the father and acts as the 'breadwinner'

Expressive is performed by the mother and is unpaid to nurture care and take on domestic tasks

Hint 1

In and out of the home

Front 2

Durkheims Theory

Back 2

Organic analogy society is like a human body if an agency of society/organ were to fail the system would become dysfuntional - it results in value consensus

Hint 2

Organs are agencies/institutions of society

Front 3

Murdocks Theory

Back 3

Funtions of the family

Sexual

Reproductive

Education

Economic

The nuclear family is best because it can fulfill all of the functions

Hint 3

SREE

Front 4

Parsons Theory

Back 4

Warm bath theory - the family is a haven for the working fathers and a place of comfort/support

Stabilisation of adult personality

Hint 4

Rose tinted view of the family home

Front 5

What is a meritocratic society?

Back 5

One in which the social system whos rewards are based on talent and effort rather than social background (gender/class/ethnicity)

Hint 5

Rewards

Front 6

Marcuses Theory

Back 6

Believes that the family distracts workers from the need to seek equality - the family opresses its members and inhibits creativity which serves capitalism

Hint 6

Marxist - family is oppressive

Front 7

Zaretsky's Theory

Back 7

The family offers and apparent haven from the harsh and exploitative society we live in

Hint 7

Like warm bath theory

Front 8

What is an ideological state apparatus (ISA)?

Back 8

Tools used by the government to transmit capitalist norms and values

Hint 8

Base/superstructure

Front 9

Superstructure/base model

Back 9

Superstructure teaches economic and social hierachy and maintains/legitimises the base

Base is there the bourgeoisie exploits the proletariat and owners of the means to production exploit workers for profit

Hint 9

Serves capitalism - ruling and lower classes

Front 10

Marxist Approach to the Nuclear Family

Back 10

Unit of consumption competition and taught values that happiness and status lies in consumerism

Distracts from class consciousness

Socialises further generations with capitalist norms and values and teaches them to conform to hierarchy

Hint 10

Serves capitalism

Front 11

Murray's Theory

Back 11

Created the underclass - those living off of the welfare state and in relative poverty are genetically different from those who arent

Hint 11

Underclass

Front 12

Culture of Dependency

Back 12

Society relies too much on the generous welfare state and murray argues teenage girls get pregnant just to claim benefits

Hint 12

Welfare state

Front 13

'The golden age'

New right theory

Back 13

The 1960's identified by New Right theorists to be the time when morality and virtue was upheld with clear gender roles etc

Hint 13

Traditional

Front 14

What is patriarchy?

Back 14

Male dominance

Hint 14

Feminists believe society is patriarchal

Front 15

Liberal Feminism

Back 15

Optimistic feminism that believes there is becoming a gradual shift in gender inequality

Sommerville - womens lives have improved considerably - with better access to divorce, job opportunities etc

Hint 15

"March of progress"

Front 16

Marxist Feminism

Back 16

Women are oppressed by men and capitalism

Ansley women are the takers of sh*t

Benson women are the 'slaves of the wage slaves'

Hint 16

Swearing and money

Front 17

Radical Feminism

Back 17

Addresses the physical, emotional, sexual violence that men inflict upon women within the family

Greer says that women still remain subservient to men in marriage today

Domestic violence is evidence of patriarchy

Hint 17

Extreme

Pessimistic

Front 18

Difference/Black Feminism

Back 18

Ethnicity can determine the level of patriachy - difference in oppression between white and black feminists

Nicholson women are better off outside traditional families - all types of family should be socially accepted because they suit women in different circumstances

Hint 18

Subjective

Front 19

Mac an Guaill crisis of masculinity

Back 19

Men see there futures as bleak now where as before it was seen to be strong protective and dominant. Suggests mens roles are no longer clear - they are no longer able to provide economically for their family now women can work also

Hint 19

Women can now work so men have unclear futures

Front 20

Foucaults Approach to the Family

Back 20

Links the prison to institutions of society e.g. factories/schools - they discipline the bodies of their subjects through surveillance techniques

Panoptican prison - occupants are isolated by walls but an observer in the middle tower can see them all

Hint 20

Front 21

Donzelots Theory

Back 21

Develops foucaults notion

Suggests that power is seen spread throughout society and found within all relationships - suggests that surveillance is not targeted equally on all social classes

Hint 21

Poor families seen as 'problem families'