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functionalist of family |
(durkeim) marriage is a microcosmic relic of a larger society; both marriage and society involve a mental and moral fusion of physically distinct individuals.
emphasize the importance of the family by maintaining the stability of society and well-being of individuals.
Division of labor contributes to greater efficiency in all areas of life
Parson was key in developing a functionalist model of the family: husband fulfills the instrumental role(meeting the family's economic needs, making important decisions, and providing leadership. wife fulfills the expressive role(running household, caring for children, and meeting the emotional needs of family)
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functionalist
4 key functions |
1.) sexual regulations;
2.)Socialization: teaching children knowledge and skills to survive.
3.) Economic and psychological support: In preindustrial, families are economic production units. in industrial, the economic security of families is tied to the workplace and to macro level economic systems
4.)Provisions of social status: Familes confer social status and reputation on their member. Statuses include ascribes status(born, such as race/ethnicity, nationality, social class. One of the most significant and compelling forms of social placement is the family's social position and the opportunities resulting from the position. (examples of class-related opportunities are access to quality health care, higher education, and a safe place to life |
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CONFLICT and feminist Perspectives |
-families in capitalist economics are similar to workers in a factory.
-women are dominated at home the same way workers are dominated in factories
-reproduction of children and care for family members reinforce subordination of women through unpaid labor
-Feminist perspectives on inequality in families focus on patriarchy rather than class. From this view point, men's domination over women existed long before capitalism and private ownership of property. Women's subordination is rooted in patriarchy and men's control over women's labor power. |
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symbolic Interactionists Family |
-Cooley and Mead provided key insights on the roles that we play as family members are how we modify or adapt our roles to the expectations or others.
-patterns of communication
-the meanings people give to roles and events
-individual interpretations of family interaction
-Berger and Kellner say: interaction between marital partners contributes to a shared reality. Divorce is the reverse of this process: couples may start with a shared reality and in the process of uncoupling, gradually develop separate realities. |
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POSTMODERN |
-Families are diverse and fragmented -boundaries between workplace and home are blurred(urbanity) -Family problems are related to cyberspace and consumerism in an age characterized by high-tech "haves" and "have-nots"
-permeable-capable of being diffused or invaded in such a manner that the family's original nature is modified or changed. If the nuclear family is a reflection of the age of modernity, the permeable family reflects the post-modern assumptions of difference and irregularity. |
