Families- Classical Perspectives of the Family (Marxist, Functionalist, Feminist) Flashcards
Murdock? (fu)
nuclear family is universal
4 functions of family (sexual, reproduction, socialisation, economic)
Parsons? (fu)
nuclear family is a functional fit for industrial society
2 irreducible functions (socialisation and stabilisation)
Young and Wilmott? (fu)
we live in an age of symmetrical family
Engels? (m)
family emerged only so the rich could retain their wealth; marriage ensures monogamy
Zaretski? (m)
family acts as a safety net for capitalism; home reduces feelings of alienation
Hochschild? (m)
capitalism has led to commodification of emotional life
Benston? (M. Fem)
if women were paid for domestic labour they’d massively redistribute wealth
Ansley? (m. fem)
‘women are takers of shit’
Summerville? (m. fem)
classical Marxism ignores domestic violence, neglect and abuse
Delphey+Leonard (r. fem)
women are ideologically conditioned to be subservient to family
Purdey (r. fem)
women should go on babystrike
Greer? (r. fem/postmodernist)
marriage is a con; it benefits men to the detriment of women
McRobbie? (m. fem)
‘yummy mummy’ stereotype puts pressure on women, often at the exploitation of other women
Barrett+McKintosh? (diff. fem)
family is antisocial, inward looking and creates barriers
Nicholson? (diff. fem)
not all women experience patriarchy in the same way