Marxism

Question 1

What are the 4 functions for Marxism?

Answer 1

Socialisation, Economic (unit of consumption, myth of warm bath theory), Reproduction, Sexual Regulation (inheritance of property)

Question 2

how is the family an ideological state apparatus?

Answer 2

They pass on the norms and values onto the next generation

Question 3

How does the family persuade people to accept capitalism?

Answer 3

By socialising children into accepting the hierarchy and inequality

Question 4

What is parent power and how does this benefit capitalism?

Answer 4

The idea that someone always has to be in charge and so they will accept orders from the bourgeoise

Question 5

EVALUATION: what do feminists say about patriarchy? What do functionalists say about socialisation?

Answer 5

Feminists say family supports the patriarchy as men and women have different roles. Functionalists say family doesn’t socialise children into capitalism.

Question 6

What do advertisers do with the family?

Answer 6

They urge families to ‘keep up with the Joneses’ by consuming all the latest products.

Question 7

Who do the media target ?

Answer 7

They target children who uses ‘pester power’ to persuade their parents to spend.

Question 8

Which children are mocked?

Answer 8

The children who may not have the latest gadgets or clothes are mocked by those who do have them.

Question 9

EVALUATION: what do Functionalists say about consumption? what would this lead to?

Answer 9

They the unit of consumption is vital to success. Without these manufacturing jobs or products it will lead to many families not having the breadwinner job.

Question 10

What does the family perform?

Answer 10

A ‘haven’ from the harsh and exploitive world of capitalism.

Question 11

What do the ruling class require women to do?

Answer 11

They require women to take the stresses and frustration of the working men

Question 12

What is BOGOF?

Answer 12

(Buy one get one free) - so 1 worker who earns money and 1 worker who does all the domestic work.

Question 13

EVALUATION: what do radical and liberal feminists say?

Answer 13

Radical feminist say that the family serves the man instead of capitalism. Liberal feminists say there’s been many legal and societal changes that benefit women now

Question 14

How does the family reproduce the labour force?

Answer 14

They create more workers to help the bourgeoisie create profits. So they are wage slaves who are exploited in capitalism.

Question 15

EVALUATION: What does raising children do?

Answer 15

It stabilises adult personalities

Question 16

What do Engels say about the nuclear family?

Answer 16

The nuclear family arose when societies started to value the private property

Question 17

What does Engels say about monogamous marriage and who affects this?

Answer 17

Engels say that monogamous marriage became essential due to the inheritance of the property and the promiscuous horde effects this.

Question 18

What did the rise of monogamous nuclear family represent?

Answer 18

A ‘world historical defeat of the female sex’ which borough women’s auxiliary under the male control and turned her into an ‘instrument of the production of children’.

Question 19

EVALUATION: who rejects Engels view? Where are monogamous marriage common?

Answer 19

Functionalists. They are common in non capitalist groups.