families and households - key studies xx

Question 1

what approach is rapoport and rapoport?

Answer 1

functionalist

Question 2

what is the rapoport and rapoport key study?

Answer 2

• families are changing, increasing diversity
  -five different aspects of family diversity:
  -organisational
  -class
  -life choice
  -cultural
  -cohort

Question 3

what are approach is parsons?

Answer 3

functionalist

Question 4

whats parsons key study?

Answer 4

family has two basic functions:
-primary socialisation of children
-stabilisation of adult personalities e.g. to give and receive emotional support

Question 5

what’s young and wilmotts approach?

Answer 5

functionalist

Question 6

whats young and willmotts key study?

Answer 6

-families are more symmetrical with both husband and wife make similar contributions to the running of the household e.g. shared chaired and decision, more common in working class families
-stage 4 is the ‘managing director family’. this is work center ed and the wife is responsible for home and children - more common in middle class families

Question 7

what’s the approach of zaretsky?

Answer 7

marxist