Family has four main functions: sexual, reproductive, economic and educational and it is essential for society. Parsons said the 2 main functions of the family is primary socialisation and for emotional support (warm bath theory)
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Marxists
Family meets the needs of a capitalist society. Engels (1884) said that the family serves an economic purpose and money stays in the family so inheritance is passed on. Zaretsky (1976) - the one place where proletariat has control.
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Feminists
Family exploits and oppresses women and reinforces patriarchy
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Liberal Feminists
It's not the family that is the problem, it's society's norms and values
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Marxist Feminists
The exploitation of women is necessary for a capitalist society (women provide a free workforce)
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Radical Feminists
Housework exploits women and it's not the family that's the problem, it's male dominance.
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Postmodernists
Diversity in family structure is a good thing. Social and cultural changes have made choice avaliable which means that no ONE family has to dominate (Judith Stacey 1990)
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New Right
Nuclear family is the best for society. Social policies have undermined the nuclear family. Traditional family values are under threat and welfare benefits have created a dependency culture (Murray)
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Card 2
Front
Family meets the needs of a capitalist society. Engels (1884) said that the family serves an economic purpose and money stays in the family so inheritance is passed on. Zaretsky (1976) - the one place where proletariat has control.
Back
Marxists
Card 3
Front
Family exploits and oppresses women and reinforces patriarchy
Back
Card 4
Front
It's not the family that is the problem, it's society's norms and values
Back
Card 5
Front
The exploitation of women is necessary for a capitalist society (women provide a free workforce)
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