Agents Of Socialisation- family. Flashcards
Dennis and Erdos- when and idea.
1947
Fatherless children are less likely to be successfully socialised into discipline and compromise.
Less likely to become successful parents.
Studies 1000 children in Newcastle.
Higher chance poor health, low IQ and criminal record.
Chapman- perspective and idea.
Feminist
Children are given stereotypical chores to teach them what’s gender appropriate e.g. Girls and cooking.
Williams- perspective and idea.
Feminist
Worked for 6 weeks in a two shops- small boutique and large shop.
Parents brought stereotypical gender toys.
‘In 300 hours I only witnessed on two occasions customers resisting the gender typical categories.
Ann Oakley- perspective.
Feminist
Ann Oakley- idea 1.
Manipulation.
Encouraging behaviour that’s the norm for their child’s gender and dis encouraging behaviour that’s not the norm.
Ann Oakley- idea 2.
Canalisation
Parents channelling gender stereotypical activities that are the norm for their gender e.g. Football for boys.
Ann Oakley- idea 3
Verbal appellations.
Giving child gender stereotypical nicknames e.g. Girls and sweetheart.
Ann Oakley- idea 4.
Different activities.
Parents or family members encourage their children to participate in different activities.
How does the family socialise us?
Role models
Positive and negative sanctions.
Gender roles.
Kidd- perspective.
We can’t even say what constitutes a family anymore, in our postmodern world it is quite ambiguous.
Nuclear family.
A couple and their dependant children, regarded as a social unit.
Parsons- perspective and idea.
Functionalist
The function of the family is to socialise the young.
Extended family.
A family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents ect.
Reconstituted family.
The joining of two adults via marriage, who have children from previous marriages.
Lone parent families.
A parent living without a partner or spouse who has most of the day to day responsibilities of raising a child.
