Nature and roles of the family

Question 1

nuclear family

Answer 1

two generations living together

Question 2

traditional extended family

Answer 2

tree or more generations of the same family living together-

Question 3

attenuated extended family

Answer 3

nuclear families that live apart from their extended family - keep in regular contact eg phone etc

Question 4

lone parent family

Answer 4

single-parent family

Question 5

reconstituted family

Answer 5

stepfamilies created- two previous families brought together.

Question 6

Murdock roles of the family

Answer 6

sexual
reproductive
Economic
educational

Question 7

sexual

Answer 7

stable sexual relationship for adults and controls the members

Question 8

reproductive

Answer 8

new babies- new members of society

Question 9

economic

Answer 9

pools resources and provides for all members adults and children

Question 10

educational

Answer 10

teaches children the norms and values- keeps society going

Question 11

parsons functions of the family

Answer 11

primary socialisation of children

stabilisation of adult personalities

Question 12

primary socialisation

Answer 12

children learn and accept values and norms of society.

Question 13

stabalisation or adult personalities

Answer 13

the emotional relationship between parents, support, and security. sanctuary from stress of everyday life

Question 14

Engles (Marxist)

Answer 14

economic function- keeping wealth within the bourgeoisie eg. inheritance

Question 15

zaretsky

Answer 15

family helped keep the capitalist economy

proletariat can keep power and control in the family. working man is in control.

Question 16

unit of consumption

Answer 16

family buys the goods- buy more than it costs to produce and bourgeoisie get the profits. pester power.

Question 17

Marxist feminist

Answer 17

exploitation of wome- success of capitalism.

produces and cares for next gen- unpaid housework is acceptable in society

Question 18

Benston

Answer 18

if housework was paid minimum wage would damage capitalist profits

Question 19

radical feminism

Answer 19

housework highlights area of exploitation. men will always oppress women. men are the enemy

Question 20

delphy and leonard

Answer 20

women do most of the work and men get most of the benefit

Question 21

liberal feminism

Answer 21

emphasises cultural norms and values. believe social change is possible and put pressure on legal systems and government to change laws that discriminate women.

Question 22

feminists and why they’re criticised

Answer 22

women too passive
doesn’t acknowledge power might be shared
lesbian and gay relationships and lone parent households dont get looked at
black feminists- women from different ethnic minorities have different life experiences

Question 23

charles murray

Answer 23

traditional family is under threat- welfare benefits are too high and people are too dependent (easier to have benefits than work.)

Question 24

new right

Answer 24

don’t want single mothers to be on welfare benefits, bad idea to bring children up in places where adults arent working
easier divorce
influence on social policy to make it harder for people to get benefits

Question 25

postmodernists

Answer 25

wider range of living options due to social and cultural changes

Question 26

judith stacey

Answer 26

never will have one dominant type of family in Western culture again. varied and flexible

Question 27

O’brien and Jones

Answer 27

less variety in family types most individuals experience one or two different family types

Question 28

Fran Ansley

Answer 28

women are the “takers of shit”

Question 29

separatism

Answer 29

men and women need to be separated (radical feminism)

Question 30

Germain green

Answer 30

all-female households