family theorists Flashcards
what are the 4 functions of family according to murdock
sexual
reproductive
econmic
educational
what are the vital functions to family according to parsons
primary socalisation
adult stabalistaion
parsons theory
warm bath theory
critism:
feminists think its a nicer way of men taking stress out on women
young and wilmot
pre industrial,early industrial,symmetrical,asymmetrical families
critism:
only focuses on nuclear familu
ignores diversity
zaretsky
cushion effect
anne oakley
dual burdan
conventional family
fran ansley
takers of shit
palmer
toxic childhood
critism:
ignores social class
dumcombe and marsden
triple shift
dobash and dobash
domestic abuse
murdock
4 functions
nuclear family was a uneversal family structure
critism:
ignores diversity
outdated
oakley pt2
cereal packet family
critism:
ignored diversity
rappoports
5 types of fanily diversity
parsons
-nuclear family lost most its functions
-family is adaptive
-nuclear family adapted to mordenising worlds
warm bath theory critism
-only focused on nuclear family
-focused on middle class
-ignores class and gender
cushion effect critism
ignores other functions of family snd thinks its only exist to pass on class
parsons pt2 (gender)
-women have expressive roles
-men have instrumental roles
young n wilmot
stage 1 pre industrial
family works as uniy of economic production
young n wilmot
stage 2 early industrial
home and work seperated
women domestic role
men more likely to be w workers females bond w relatives
young n wilmot
symmetrical family stage 3
-modern nuclear famiky less gender segregation
-women n men both employed
-unit of production
-family normally smaller
young n wilmot
stage 4 stratified diffusion
-what upper class do lower class eventualky do
pahl
-found 2 main types of money managment systems in home
pooling->both partners put an equal amount of money into the pot each month
allowance system->breadwinner provides monthly sum snd wife can soend n pag bills
edgell
very important desions-eg moving house made by husband
important desions-eg childten education made jointly
less important-wg food made by wife
leach
recognised power of ifealised image of traditional nuclear danily
cereal packet family
socially constructed model