Marxism and the family
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- Marxism and the family
- Inheritance of property
- Marx and Engels
- Argue that, as wealth increases and private property becomes more important, men need to ensure it is passed down to their sons.
- Only through patriarchal, monogamous relationships can the nuclear family ensure that their home/ capital is passed on to the correct heirs
- Marx and Engels
- Ideological functions
- Ideology= a set of ideas/ beliefs that justify inequality and maintain the capitalist system by persuading people that it is natural/ fair
- Nuclear family supports the capitalist system
- When children are socialised they are taught to accept their position in society- inequality is inevitable
- They are taught the hierarchy of the system- hierarchy is inevitable
- Ideology= a set of ideas/ beliefs that justify inequality and maintain the capitalist system by persuading people that it is natural/ fair
- Zaretsky
- The family performs an ideological function, offering the worker a 'haven' from the harsh exploitive world of capitalism
- The family is a 'Unit of consumption'
- The family is an important market for the sale of consumer goods.
- Children are targeted as consumers. They have 'pester power'. Children are stigmatized for not having the latest fashion trends.
- Criticisms
- Many women work and don't need to marry and conceive for protection
- Ignores other family types, too focused on the nuclear family
- Ignores the positive 'functions' that a family can play
- Feminists argue that it doesn't look at patriarchy enough
- Inheritance of property
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