Marxists arue = the key factor determining the shape of all social institutions (includes the family) is the mode of production.
- Mode of Production- the type of society e.g. capitalist, feudal.
- As the mode of production changes, so does the family.
Family evolves through changes to the nuclear family. It developed along the introduction on privat property. Nuclear family solves problem with inheritance of property.
- Property owned by males
- There needed to be a legitmate heir to their property.
- Greater contol over women was needed, no doubt over paternty of children.
- Nuclear family was a efficient way to do this.
Marxists also argue that the family perfoms ideoological funtions for capitalism. E.g socialising children in to belief that heirarchy is inevitable.
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