Marxism

Question 1

What is role of family

Answer 1

Maintains capitalism

Question 2

Keeps capitalism going by 3 ideological functions

Answer 2

Making us believe that hierarchy and inequality is notmal
Promoting consumption with neighbours- “keeping up wirh the jones’”
Providing safe haven for men- women relieve stress & children provide reason to keep working

Question 3

Engels -

Answer 3

Keeping weath within the bourgeoisie 
And passing in on to the next generation , 
Pre capatalism= primitive communism, family structure= the promiscous hoard
Egalitarian family
Capatizlm = bourgeoisie own private property 
Familsy structure = privtised nuclear, monogomus.
Men know who fheir children one and pass inheritance legit.
Reproduce class inequality

Question 4

Zarkesty

Answer 4

Family is one place where prolateriat can have power and control
Man can be the king of his own castle
Relieves frustration of stauts and accepts oppression

Question 5

Housewife function

Answer 5

Women are seen as the housewife maintains capatlism as they are cared for and productive. Beneifts capatalism for FREE

Question 6

Family is a unit of consumption

Answer 6

Capatalits/ business owner want to keep workers wages as low as possible to create most profits. So they must create demand. Throigh “pester power” & the media children get bullied for not having latest items
“Keeping up w the joneses” - keeping up wirh material goods from neighburs

Question 7

Critisims

Answer 7

Focuses on the benegits of society but not in the family and individuals
Too traditioanal and outdated- eg man workers women housewife
Too deterministic- some families reject consumerism & bring family to be independent thinkers
Engels doesnt consider different types of family diversity, familu breakdown may benefit capatlism because divorce is expensive and mor money is spent on maintaing relationships and forming nee families