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6. Ann Oakley, who is she?

  • Marxist
  • New Right
  • Feminist
  • Functionalist

7. Why does Ann Oakley not take the 'March of Progress view?

  • Nothing has changed.
  • Everything has changed, Men are now cooking for themselves and doing everything for their wives. Men and women are now equal
  • Little has changed, women still do most of the housework and childcare.
  • The children are doing all the housework now.

8. Doesnt Ann Oakley just love 'the symmetrical family'?

  • No, she hates it as it is exaggerated.
  • Yes, she has it in her research.

9. What's the 'Dual Burden'?

  • Women, Paid work and Unpaid housework
  • Men, paid work, and eating.
  • Men, cooking and cleaning.
  • Women, childcare and housework.

10. Who suffers most from Domestic Violence?

  • Women
  • Men

11. What do sociologists see Childhood as?

  • Socially Constructed
  • Socially Constituted
  • Horrible.
  • Socially Economic.

12. What is a reason for the changes in the Position of Children?

  • Child protection and welfare Legislation
  • The parents are nicer.
  • The children given the choice of Education.

13. Who thinks Childhood is 'disappearing'?

  • Neil Postman: argues childhood is disappearing quickley.
  • Neil Poleman: argues childhood is disappearing quickley.
  • Talcott Parsons: He sees less children about.

14. What is one of the functions that Murdock argues is essential in order to meet the needs of society?

  • Socialisation of the Old
  • Reproduction of the next generation.
  • Unstable satisfaction of the sex drive

15. What's a Nuclear Famlily?

  • Just parents, and dependant children.
  • Just parents and independant children.
  • Lone Parent Family

16. What's an Extended Family?

  • Three generations under 1 roof.
  • One generation living under 3 roofs.

17. Why is there a decline in birth rate?

  • No changes in the position of women.
  • Child Centredness
  • Rise of the infant mortality rate.
  • No-one is having enough babies.

18. Why is there a decline in death rate?

  • Improved nutrition.
  • People live forever now, its the 21st Century.
  • No social changes.
  • Public Transport improvements

19. What is the definition of Life Expectancy?

  • How long an average person born in a given year can expect to live.
  • How long a child is expected to live
  • How long a plant/animal is expected to live.

20. What is an expanation of the increase in divorce?

  • People want to get married, but dont want the commitment.
  • Changes in the law.
  • Everyone hates each other.