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2. Who argued that 'the family as we know it emerged when a class of men began to own private property'?

  • Engels
  • Talcott Parsons
  • Murdock
  • Emile Durkheim

3. What do Liberal Feminists believe?

  • Want to see more legal and social changes, campaign for equal rights - March of Progress
  • Capitalism is the problem, women are seen as cheap labour, women are always seen to socialise the young, abolish the capitalist system
  • Men are the enemy, blame family and marriage, abolish families, all female households

4. What functions does a Marxist family perform?

  • Unverstalistic Standards
  • Socialising Children and Offering support and comfort from the world of Capitalism and buying consumer goods
  • Social Solidarity & Specialist Skills
  • Stabilisation of Adult Personalities

5. Talcott Parsons - What is Stabilisation of Adult Personalities?

  • A place where adults relax and relieve tensions (Warm Bath Theory)
  • The process that gives children the basic skills, norms and values for society

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