Family Fun Fans Flashcards

Question

Marxist Feminist (Defintion)

Answer 1

Capitalism is the main form of women’s oppression in the family,and this performs functions for capitalism Reproducing the Labour Force A reserve army of cheap labour Wives soak up men’s frustration from work.

Answer 2

Family and Marriage are key institutions in patriarchal society, men benefit from women’s unpaid domestic work. They believe the only way to overturn the patriarchal system is by separatism. Meaning women need to Organise Themselves to live independently to men.

Answer 3

Not all women share the same experience of oppression, come down to age, ethnicity, class

Answer 4

The Domestic division of labour between women and men is natural and biologically determined. Families also should be self-Reliant, reliance on the state creates Dependency Culture and undermines traditional gender roles. Resulting in increased lone parent families, therefore social problems due to poor socialisation.

Answer 5

Relationships that’s individuals see as significant gives them a sense of identity or belonging and relatedness.

Answer 6

Old are no use to capitalism, as they can no longer work.

Answer 7

We can now choose our identites, elderly become a market for body maintenance and rejuvenation services.

Answer 8

Legal changes Less stigma Secularisation Higher expectations of marriage Women financial independence.

Answer 9

Changing attitudes: ambitions Alternatives to marriage (Cohabitation) Women’s economic Independence Rising divorce rates Impact of feminism ( marriage is a patriarchal institute)

Answer 10

Rise in serial Monogamy Later marriages Less church marriages (Secularisation)

Answer 11

More people living together without marriage Increase in same sex relationships More people living alone (ageing population)

Answer 12

More children born outside marriage Women haven’t children later

Answer 13

Diveristy has increased, causing a shift from traditional nuclear families. More reconstituted families and cohabiting. However functionalists argue the nuclear family is the only family type functional for society.

Answer 14

5 Types of Family Diversity Organisational Diveristy Cultural Diveristy Social Class Diveristy Life stage Diveristy Genrational Diveristy

Answer 15

Nuclear Family is still dominant in todays societies.

Answer 16

Society has become dis-embedded from traditional family structures. Leaving us free to choose how we live our lives. Leading to Pure relationships, that exist solely to satisfy each partners needs.

Answer 17

Personal Life prespective Believes we are not disembedded idividuals, but we make decisions about relationships within a “web of connectedness”

Answer 18

States the introduction of policies has led to the development of the welfare state that supports the family perform its functions more efficiently.

Answer 19

The policing of families, doctors, social workers use their knowledge to control families. Poor families are more likely to be seen as “Problem Families” Believes social policy is a way of state control of the family.

Answer 20

Argues that the state is over generous benefits. This causes “perverse incentives”, meaning the state is rewarding anti social behaviour.

Answer 21

Argue that even when police’s seem to be helping women, they still reinforce patriarchy and act as form of social control over women. E.G Maternity leave policies benefiting women, and men having lower paternity leave, suggesting women are natural Carers.

Answer 22

Gender regimes Familiastic Gender Regimes (Policies based upon traditional Gender norms) Individualistic Gender Norms (Police’s are based upon husbands and wives being equal)