Marxist Perspective
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- Created on: 05-04-16 10:27
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- Marxist Perspective
- Marxism
- Conflict Perspective - more emphasis on conflict and inequality than shared norms and values
- structural theory
- See institutions as contributing to maintenance of of capitalism & exploitation - see family as an oppressive institiution
- Criticisms
- Feminists - emphasis on class & capitalism underestimategender inequalities in family believe family serves interest of men not capitalism
- Functionalists - Marxists ignore benefits family has for its members - e.g. Murdocks 4 functions
- Assume nuclear family is dominant - ignores variety of family structures found in modern society
- Fredrich Engles
- Engles - privarte property become more important as men in monogamous marriage - gives legit heir
- Criticisms
- monogamous nuclear family existed throughout history - didnt just apppear as result of capitalism
- early stages was no private property & family didnt exist - humans live in promiscuous hordes
- nuclear family based on monogamy - only developed with emergance of private property as men ddnt want to lose wealth
- Engles saw bourgeoisie nuclear family an opressive institute - women gloriffied prostitutes as dependant on men
- nuclear family based on monogamy - only developed with emergance of private property as men ddnt want to lose wealth
- Unit of consumption
- families generate profits for capitalism through buying
- advertising means families feel a need to buy certain things - e.g. latest products also to avoid their kids being bullied
- inheritance of wealth /property
- nuclear family needed to provide legit heir to their wealth
- Engles - privarte property become more important as men in monogamous marriage - gives legit heir
- nuclear family needed to provide legit heir to their wealth
- Ideological functions
- family life is distraction from exploitation at work
- family is part of a superstr-ucture that transmits RC ideoloogies
- justifies inequality &maintains state of false class conscience
- children accept hierarchy / inequality through family - parents power and control over children so they accept unequal power relationships in work place
- prevents revolutionary activity and maintains capitalism
- justifies inequality &maintains state of false class conscience
- Marxism
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