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Outline the functionalist perspective of the family |
•Society is an interrelated whole •Every indervidual has a function to ensure society works like a well oiled-machine •Murdock Family is a universal institution 1) sexual function - prevents monogamous relationships 2) reproductive function - new generations 3) economic function - self dependent 4) educational function - stable environment for primary socialisation • Parsons 1) Primary socialisation - Children internalising norms and values 2) stabilisation of adult personalities - isolated nuclear family's have little support from extended kinship This creates stress on the family leading to the warm bath |
Murdock Parsons |
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Evaluate the functionalist perspective of the family |
•Feminists Reject the 'rose intended' consensus view that the family meets the needs of the wider society. Ignores the dark side of family life and conflict/exploitation. •Zaretsky (Marxist) Family provides emotional support to encourage members to work for the capitalist system. Family becomes a servant to exploitation. •New Right Nuclear family is most admirable but is losing it's functions to diversity. |
Feminists Zaretsky NR |
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Outline the Marxists perspective of the family |
•Power in society stems from wealth •The Bourgeoisie own the means of production and can exploit the Proletariat •Poulantaz Family is indoctrinated by legitimising inequalities as part of the ideological state apparatus •Zaretsky The family is a place where a day at work can be alleviated. Women are further exploited by completing unpaid domestic labour. The family consumes commodities from the capitalist system. |
Poulantaz Zaretsky |
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Evaluate the Marxist perspective of the family |
•Highly deterministic way of looking at the family, children are not solely indoctrinated in the family •Functionalists - Family only has a positive impact on society, not creating further conflict •Feminists - ignores the dark side of family life, therefore ignoring the main exploitation |
Deterministic Functionalists Feminists |
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Outline the feminist view of the family |
•Fundimental division between genders •Women are still exploited by men •Society is patriarchal •Radical (Greer) Single women were happier than married women. High number of divorces instigated by females Family is the reason for the oppression of women •Marxist Bentson - women are seen as cheap labour through the triple shift (Duncombe & Marsden). Ansley - Family life disadvantages women, only acting on the interests of men and the capitalist system. •Liberal (Sumerville) Marxist and radical do not acknowledge the extent of which women have come e.g equal pay act •Difference Increase in family diversity where women can no longer be exploited |
Radical Marxist Liberal Difference |
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Evaluate the feminist view of the family |
•Functionalist Radical view is too extemist, failing to acknowledge many loving relationships •New Right Feminist movement undermines the family upsetting the equalibrium that the family previously sustained, by encouraging women to explore their expressive roles |
Functionalist NR |
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State 3 views of the New Right |
•The family is the cornerstone of society •State welfare creates a dependent underclass •The nuclear family is the most 'natural' |
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What did the Rapports state about the nuclear family and why? |
•The nuclear family is no longer a majority 1) organisational diversity - variations in family structure 2) cultural diversity - difference in lifestyles 3) class diversity - Social class 4) stages of the life cycle - diffences between newly weds and those with children 5) cohort - group of people born over the same time period e.g baby boom |
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What did Donovan identify in terms of family diversity? |
Increase in gay and lesion households 'Chosen family' |
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What did Murray state in terms of lone parent families? |
The increase in lone parent families is due to an over generous welfare state, creating a dependent underclass |
New Right |
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State 3 functions of the neo-conventional family (Chester) |
•Children reared by natural parents •Most people stay married •Most families headed by married couples |
Nuclear family |
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'The nuclear family is no longer the norm' - explain why |
•Rapports - increasing diversity is the norm, seen as greater freedom •Almond - Family is fragmented •Young - Nuclear family has declined sugnificantly •New reproductive technology |
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'The nuclear family is still the norm' - explain why |
•Chester - neo conventional family are still the basis of the nuclear family, statistics are just misleading •Silvia & Smart - married couples have a sugnificant role in society •Gittins - the nuclear family defines normality in society |
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Define divorce rates |
The number of divorces, per 1000 married people, per population |
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Define empty shell marriage |
A couple live together but there is no affections e.g economic reasons |
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Outline reasons for the increased divorce rates |
•Change in attitudes •Secularisation •Stigma in society •Labour force |
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Evaluate the reasons for the decrease in marriage rates |
•Greater choice can lead to greater instability •The majority of first marriages do takes place in religious context, suggesting religion still has an influence •Some just put of marriage until they are settled enough (economically are career) |
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Define segregated conjugal roles |
•Husband is the breadwinner •wife tends to domestic work and child care |
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Define joint conjugal roles |
Both husband and wife complete paid work, domestic work and child care |
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Define the expressive role |
Caring/nurturing role |
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Define the instrumental role |
The ecomomic/breadwinner role |
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'The family has become more equal' - explain why |
•Young & Willmot Joint conjugal roles were more common Domestic work wasn't shared equally, but each indervidual covered different roles so overall roles were divided •Baxter Perception of fairness in domestic labour women don't always get 50:50 split, but is still seen as fair •changes in the role of men men don't tend to be the only earners in a household so have the same responsibility for the children and housework |
Young & Willmot Baxter change in male roles |
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'The family has become less equal' - explain why |
•Oakley patriarchy 15% of men contribute to housework and 30% to child care •Duncombe & Marsden triple shift •Marxist women are seen as free labour |
Oakley Duncombe & Marsden Marxist |
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Define domestic violence |
Actions involving the use of force or threat of force against current or former partners in an intimate relationship |
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Define domestic abuse |
Actions that are damaging to current or ex partners in an intimate relationship (physical, sexual, emotional and financial) |
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Outline why domestic violence occurs |
•Abbott & Wallace male perception that partner is failing at her duties
•Leach The family is an 'overloaded electrical circuit that is ready to blow a fuse' Lack of social support from friends due to the isolation of the family
•Cooper Family curbs the freedom for children and ruins their indervidualist nature |
Abbott & Wallace Leach Cooper |
