Murdock argued that the family performed 4 functions, what are these?
Sexual Gratification, Producing the next generation, Socialising the young and Economy
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Name 3 features of a Pre - Industrial Society
Possible answers - lived off the land, made their own food, less pollution, very little social mobility, no education
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Name 3 features of the Industrial Society
Possible answers - medical treatments, better health care, factories, more jobs, more pollution, busy and crowded, people traveled for work
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What were the 2 functions of the family that Talcott Parsons suggested?
Primary Socialisation and Stablisation of Adult Personalities
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What is the definition of family?
Any set of arrangements that those involved see as a family
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What is the definition of Household?
A group pf people living together - including sharing meals, bills and housework
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Name 3 types of families?
Nuclear, Beanpole (Vertically Extended), Horizontal Extended, Single/lone, Same Sex
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What is Primitive Communism?
A society where there is no private property and all members of society own the means of production
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What did Engels argue about the family?
He argues that the family as we know it emerged when a class of men began to own private property
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What is monogymany?
When you are only faithful to one partner in your relationship
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Name 2 features of what the family like in a 'primitive communist' society?
There was no family & a 'promiscuous horde' - no sexual relationships
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What does it mean by 'mode of production'
Who owns and controls societies productive forces
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What 3 functions does a Marxist family perform?
Socialising Children and Offering support and comfort from the world of Capitalism and buying consumer goods
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What are 3 main ways in which the family plays a role in generating profits of capitalism?
Buying consumer goods, Media traget children - persuade parents to buy and children who lack latest goods are mocked
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What are 2 features that Liberal Feminists believe?
Possible answers - Want to see more legal and social changes, campaign for equal rights - March of Progress
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What are 2 features that Marxist Feminists believe?
Possible answers - Capitalism is the problem, women are seen as cheap labour, women are always seen to socialise the young, abolish the capitalist system
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What are 2 features that Radical Feminists believe?
Possible answers - Men are the enemy, blame family and marriage, abolish families, all female households
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What is the Personal Life Perspective?
An ideology that is influenced by internationalist ideas and it helps understand families and ideas from an individuals point of view
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Give 4 examples of relationships that give individuals a sense of belonging?
Possible answers - Relationships with friends, gay and lesbian, fictive kin (close friends that are like relatives), relationships with dead relatives and pets
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Card 2
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Name 3 features of a Pre - Industrial Society
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Possible answers - lived off the land, made their own food, less pollution, very little social mobility, no education
Card 3
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Name 3 features of the Industrial Society
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Card 4
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What were the 2 functions of the family that Talcott Parsons suggested?
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