key sociologist approach to family

Eli Zarketsky

marxism

1976

Zarketsky's theory

saw family as an aid to capitalism as it relied on the housewives to produce the next generation of workers for the bourgerouise.

Family consumes the products of the capitalism which increases profit for the ruling class. The rich get richer whilst the poor get poorer.

Critism of Marxist approach and Zarektsky's approach to family

ignore the fact that many people are satisfied with family life and marriage

feminist argue that marxists work with the traditional model of the nuclear family that of the male bredwinner and the female a housewife. Marxist ignore family diversity

Marxism tends to focus on the negative aspect of the nuclear family whilst functionalist see it as meeting the needs of the individual and society

Delphy and Lenard

feminism

1992

Delphy and Lenard's Theory

It is men, not captialism, who benefit the most from exploiting women…