Marxism And The Family

Question 1

How do Marxism view the family ?

Answer 1

Main division is between the rich and the poor , for Marxism the family is exploitative and negative institution

Question 2

What are the perspectives of Marxism ?

Answer 2

• David copper
• Eli zaretkzy
• friedrich Engels

Question 3

What point does David cooper Marxist make ?

Answer 3

Ideological conditioning

Question 4

How does David copper Marxist see the family ?

Answer 4

As an ideological conditioning device

Question 5

How does the family act according to Marxism David copper ?

Answer 5

Family acts to indoctrinate children to accept capitalist society

Question 6

According to Marxist David cooper what society do we like in ?

Answer 6

Live in hierarchal society and unequal society

Question 7

What do chores need to learn according to David copper Marxist ?

Answer 7

Children need to learn to accept capitalist and accept position

Question 8

What is Engels suggest family was like ?

Answer 8

Suggested there had been no restrictions on sexual behaviours so anyone has sex anyone no rules

Question 9

What did Engels (Marxist ) refer to having sex with anyone as ?

Answer 9

Promiscuous Horde

Question 10

How did society change according to Marxist Engles ?

Answer 10

Become more complex and more restrictions in place

Question 11

What did Engels Marxist link evolution of monogamy with

Answer 11

With the idea of private property

Question 12

What is private property according Marxist Engels ?

Answer 12

Property held by males and passed down to male heir

Question 13

What does monogamy ensure according to Engels Marxist ?

Answer 13

Wealth and property goes the rightful heir and stays within the family

Question 14

How did passing down wealth to rightful heir wrong according to Marxist Engels ?

Answer 14

Reproduce inequality Children of rich grow rich and children of poor grow poor

Question 15

How does nuclear family Benifit the bourgeoise according to Engels Marxist ?

Answer 15

Benefits bourgeois more than the proletariat as wealth is passed on the same rather than redistributed

Question 16

How were women seen according to Engels (Marxist) ?

Answer 16

Women were seen as Chattels (possessions) of husbands and private property simply to provide male heirs

Question 17

Evaluation of Engels Marxist ?

Answer 17

Most same sex relationships are monogamous but since there isn’t a legitimate biological heir from being parents no capitalist necessity for monogamy but still pursue it

Question 18

How does zaretsky Marxist see the family ?

Answer 18

• family as refuge
• reproduction of labour force
• unit of consumption

Question 19

What does Zaretsky see family according to refuge as ?

Answer 19

Family can be seen as a refuge from the pressure of work

Question 20

What does zarersky Marxist argue about family as a refuge ?

Answer 20

Zaretsky argue this an illusion as family is unable or overcome alienating the effect of capitalism

Question 21

How will family overcome alienating affects of capitalism according to zaresky ( Marxism ) ?

Answer 21

Communist revolution

Question 22

What is reproduction of labour force according to Zareksty ?

Answer 22

Women raise children to become future employers of capitalism so unpaid domestic for next generation

Question 23

Was is unit of consumption according to Zaretsky Marxist ?

Answer 23

Family buy products of capitalist so they can gain profit

Question 24

Evaluation of Marxism ?

Answer 24

• over focuses on class
• ignores family diversity
• ethnocentric
• assumes individuals are passive

Question 25

How is Marxist ethnocentric ?

Answer 25

Focuses on a western capitalist society

Question 26

How does Marxist over focus on class ?

Answer 26

Focuses on class inequality but fails to consider other Social division e.g gender , sexuality ,