Family studies only Flashcards
Who argues there are 4 functions of the family ?
Murdock
What are the 4 functions of the family according to Murdock ?
Sexual
Educational
Reproductive
Economic
Who argues there are two main functions of the family ?
Parsons
What are Parson’s two functions of the family ?
Primary socialisation
SOAP (stabilisation of adult personalities)
What is Parsons theory of structural differentiation ?
He argues that the structure of families has changed between pre-industrial and post-industrial society. With family sizes and the number of functions they complete reducing
Who argued that the functions have not become reduced but instead the institution which completes them have changed ?
Fletcher
What did murray and marsland argue about the emergence of the underclass ?
The underclass has a culture of dependency and this means that there is improper socialisation which leads to a dependence on benefits
What did Engles find about the function of the family ?
He argues that the function of the family is for inheritance. He argues the nuclear structure of the family prevents the redistribution of wealth
What did Althuser argue about the function of the family ?
He argues that the family acts as an ISA a means of control
What does Zaretsky argue about the structure of the family ?
The family is a unit of consumption and therefore benefits the bourgeoise through consumerism and their need for goods
What does Foucault argue about the family ?
The family is under constant surveilence through things such as check ups and school to ensure they are matching the expectations of the bourgoise
What is Oakleys theory of feminism and the family ?
She argued that the family is patriarchal and that women undertake a double shift whereby they partake in both payed employment and unpain labour in the home such as emotional work
What is Delphy and Leonards study of feminism and the family ?
They argued that women now do a triple shift of payed employment invisible work and housework, this means that the home remains patriarchal
What is the main difference between black feminism and other types of feminism ?
Black/difference feminism is the only feminist perspective that sees the family as a positive this is beacuse many black families are matriarchal and provide support rather than strain on women in the family
What does zaretsy argue about the function of women in the family ?
They act as a way for the men to destress, they reduce the stain of capitalism through emotional work
What does Rowbotham argue about the function of women in the family in a capitalist society ?
He argues that without women being able to provide childcare, companies would go bankrupt due to the high costs
What does Geer argue to be the solution to the repression of women in the family ?
Female only households to ensure a matriarchy where women are no longer subject to oppression
What does firestone argue to be the reason for differences in the family and what would be a solution ?
Men are biologically stronger and they use this to their advantage, women should go on a baby strike to force men into respecting them and their place in the home
What did Mercer argue about differecne feminism ?
the family is a unit of support that acts against the oppesion of society through racism
What do functionalists wilmott and young argue about the family ?
The family is becoming more symmetrical, segregated roles are becoming conjugal
