Believe that society has created the exploitation of the poor by the upper class
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Bourgise
Upper class- rich, wealthy & owner of the means of production
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Proletariat
working class- Larger, poorer, non-owners of the means of production
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Primitive communism (inheritance of property)
Society=collectively owned, classless....now MofP=owned by the Bourgise
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Patriarchal monogamous nuclear family (Private property)
-essential for boys to be born, to secure an heir + inheritance for the MofP....Girls=instruments for the production of children
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How does the family provide for the capitalism (unit of consumption)
-Purchasing goods, produced by exploited workers (creating profits).....Media-target children so they make parents buy them
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Strengths of Marxism
Analyses power and conflict...explains why there is an uneven distribution of power and wealth
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Weaknesses of Marxism
simplistic, status and power=important sources of inequality, ignores wider variety of family (nuclear=dominant), ignores benefits family provides for its members
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Marxism Ideology
Ideas/beliefs justifying inequalities maintaining a capitalist society.....hierarchy=inevitable (socialised to children)...parental power, someone has to be in charge
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How does the family provide ideological functions (Zaretsky)
by providing a 'haven' from the harsh outside environment
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Conclusion of Marxism
Family performs functions that maintain a capitalist society...socialisation to accept inequality...source of profits
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criticisms of marxism
assume nuclear family=dominant and largely ignore the variety of family......Feminists argue they ignore the importance of gender inequalities within the family....Functionalists argue they ignore the benefits of the family for its members
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Bourgise
Back
Upper class- rich, wealthy & owner of the means of production
Card 3
Front
Proletariat
Back
Card 4
Front
Primitive communism (inheritance of property)
Back
Card 5
Front
Patriarchal monogamous nuclear family (Private property)
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