Marxism
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- Marxism
- Intro
- See society as based on unequal conflict between two classes
- Capitalist; own the means of production
- Working: Labour the capitalist exploit for profit
- Different institutions help to maintain the capitalist society
- See society as based on unequal conflict between two classes
- Engales- Inheritance of Private Property
- The Nuclear family passed on their property to their heirs
- Monogamy became essential because it provided proof of maternity
- the property could be passed on to the right person
- Monogamous family defeated the female sex. It brought women under the control of men
- Females= production for children
- Monogamy became essential because it provided proof of maternity
- A classless society means...
- production will be owned collectively not privately
- No need for patriarchal family
- Women achieve liberation from patriarchal control
- The Nuclear family passed on their property to their heirs
- Zaretsky- Ideological Functions
- The family offers a "Safe Haven"
- It protects them form the harsh and exploitative world of capitalism
- Workers can be themselves and have a private life
- The family offers a "Safe Haven"
- Unit of consumption
- Capitalist society exploits the workers, buy selling the products for a higher price than they pay employee.
- The family then maintains capitalism by buying these products.
- They are stimulated buy wanting the next best thing, children targeted by the media
- The family then maintains capitalism by buying these products.
- Capitalist society exploits the workers, buy selling the products for a higher price than they pay employee.
- Althusser- Primary Socialisation
- The family acts as a ideological state apparatus
- Children are taught that inequality and hierarchy is inevitable
- Socialisation teaches the accepted norms and values to protect capitalist system
- The family acts as a ideological state apparatus
- Criticism
- focus on the nuclear family ignoring other family types
- Neglect to acknowledge the importance of gender inequality
- Ignore the benefits that the family provided for its members
- Intro
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