4F Flashcards
1
Q
What did Engles believe about the family?
A
- Families lived in promiscuous hoards in early human revolution
- After industrialisation there was a rise in private property which made a system of inheritance from fathers to sons
2
Q
What was Engels main function of the family?
A
- Subordination of women
- Passing private property from one gen to the next
3
Q
Criticisms of Engles view of the family
A
- There is evidence of monogamous marriage and nuclear families in modern ‘hoards’
4
Q
What did Zaretsky say about the family?
A
- Before industrialisation family was a unit of production
- This changed due to people leaving home to work in factories due to industrialisation
5
Q
How did Zaretsky say that family maintains capitalism?
A
- Reproducing labour
- Consuming capitalist made producers, pester power
- Emotional support
- Ideology functions
6
Q
Criticisms of Zaretskys view on the family
A
- Outdated
- Assumes the worker is male and that there is only one worker in the family
- Ignores be first of family life e.g. comfort and support
7
Q
What did Cooper believe about the family?
A
- Believes parents socialise children to be obedient so they can be controlled in the work place, this benefits the Bourgeoisie
- Parents crush children’s dreams, preparing them for the harsh world of capitalism
8
Q
What would the functionalists say about the marxist explanation of the family?
A
- Family works in the interests of its members and society as a whole, not just for ruling class capitalists
