Family and Household sociologists

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Murdock
study of 250 societes to develop the 'nuclear family' definition, 4 basic functions of the family sexual, economic, reproductive and educational
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Parsons
extended family suits pre-industrial society, nuclear suits industrial society, expressive and instrumental roles
2 of 19
Engels
inheritance of private property protects Marxist society
3 of 19
Zaretsky
family is a haven, helps the proliteriat to feel in control and protects capital
4 of 19
Ansley
women are takes of ****
5 of 19
Laslett
only 10% of households in 1564-1821 lived with extended kin (pre industrial)
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Anderson
1851 census showed 23% lived with kin (industrial times)
7 of 19
Chester
neo-conventional families, dual earners
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Rapoport's
family diversity is in response to peoples needs, 5 types (organisational, cultural, social class, life stage, generational)
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Giddens
greater choice and equality in women allows for more family diversity (contraception, independence)
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Weeks
shift in attirdues and sexual morality since the 1950's, most do remain in the nuclear family but there is growing diversity
11 of 19
Beck
risk society, gender equality and greater individualism, negotiated family, equal relations
12 of 19
Willmott and Young
women now go to work and men take part in domestic labour and couples spend their leisure time seperately
13 of 19
Oakley
only 15% have a high level of participation in housework, 25% in childcare
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Edgell
middle class couples study, women make unimportant decisions, men make important ones
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Aries
'childhood' did not exist ion the middle ages, study of paintings
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Postman
childhood is disappearing at a dazzling speed
17 of 19
Palmer
toxic childhood
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Lloyd de Mause
march of progress, childhood is getting better
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extended family suits pre-industrial society, nuclear suits industrial society, expressive and instrumental roles

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Parsons

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inheritance of private property protects Marxist society

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family is a haven, helps the proliteriat to feel in control and protects capital

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women are takes of ****

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