see society built on a consensus, society is built on shared values and each part of society performs a function to maintain the system
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Murdock 4 functions of family
sexual satisfaction,reproduction of next gen,education - primary socialisation,economic support
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Parsons Functional fit
Structure of family fits the needs of industrial society, geographically and socially mobile labour force
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2 irreducible (essential) functions
Stabilisation of adult personalities, Primary socialisation of the young, equipping the next generation with basic skills and societies values
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Fletcher says?
Nuclear family is unit of consumption, welfare helps perform this function
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criticisms of functionalist ideas
too positive. ignores other family types. Families may not socialis kids properly
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Marxism
Believes society is based on class conflict, lower wages given to working class to maximise ruling (capitalists) class profits
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Engles' passing on wealth idea
Nuclear family serves capitalists through inheritance, it keeps the class system in place
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Zaretsky's "cult of private life"
the belief that we can only gain fulfilment from family life- and this distracts attention from exploitation
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family is a unit of?
consumption. This supports capitalist profits.
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Criticisms of marxism?
too negative. focuses too much on class. feminist Ansley says there is a gender divide aswell, not just class.
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who believes that "Policies should not undermine the nuclear family, criticise welfare because of dependancy culture
New Right
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Murray believes..
Nuclear family is the best. It's under threat from by single parents, welfare state system means women don't need a bread winner, this then socialises children wrong by showing them single families are okay
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Critisisms
Assumes nuclear family is natural. Would drive poor into greater poverty. Supports patriarchal family. Feminist Ansley says it gives women more dependence.
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4 types of feminists
Marxist, Liberal, difference and crazy *** Radical.. i mean Radical
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Liberal feminist ideas?
inequality is slowly being overcome through policies e.g sexual discrimination act in 1975. Also they believe "the new man" who does more housework is becoming more widespread.
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Psychopaths (Radical feminists) say?
patriarchy oppresses women and family and marriage are key institutions for patriarchal society
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Greer (radical feminist) says..
women should set up female only houses. Great idea...
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Marxist feminism, 3 ideas are?
exploitation of women is essential for capitalism. Women reproduce labour force. Women are a cheap reserve army of labour and they absorb mens anger which would otherwise be directed at capitalism.
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Difference feminism
Not all women share the same experince of oppression, women of different ethnicities, class backgrounds etc may have different experiences of the family
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Marxist feminist Benston said?
She is unpaid for domestic labour because it would cut capitalist profits if she was paid
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Marxist Feminist Ansley said?
Women take up frustration from husbands instead of the frustration being directed at capitalism
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Liberal Feminist Somerville said?
Change in socialisation is needed. Small changes are occurring because more men help with housework.
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Criticisms of el loco chicas
Portray women as passive and manipulated, ignores freewill. Don't acknowledge power shared in families. Don't acknowledge lesbian households and that nuclear family is no longer the dominant family type.
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New labour adoption social policy?
Allowed unmarried to adopt.
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Marxism and Functionalism are what types of theories?
Modernist theories
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Marxists and functionalists both say-
modern society has a predictable structure, they generalise the types of families in modern society.
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Postmodernity disagree with modernity what do they say?
Individuals now have more choice and can construct their lifestyles as they wish.This has made life less predictable and orderly.The family has become less stable.
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e.g from card 28
Individuals can choose to cohabit, get divorced, have children etc.
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one child policy, parents with one child get benefits, people who break the rule gets fined, which has led to female abortions. - which country is this policy in?
China
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This policy encouraged healthy people to breed, restricted abortion and contraception and disabled were sterilized because "unfit to breed"- which country did this occur?
Nazi Germany
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Made divorce legal, abortion easy and allowed women in paid work
Russian revolution
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However what happened later on after Russian revolution?
civil war, so divorce was tightened, abortion is now illegal and families encouraged to have lots of children, big families get an allowance
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Murdock 4 functions of family
Back
sexual satisfaction,reproduction of next gen,education - primary socialisation,economic support
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