November mock - key info Flashcards
(32 cards)
what does socially mobile mean (parsons)
that the nuclear family is no longer an extended one and so the children will leave home and get a job elsewhere and start a new family
- structurally isolated
- more emphasis on achieved status because they are not working in the family
2 criticisms of Murdocks 4 functions
- rose tinted view of family (expand with marxist or fem)
- many other institutions can perform these functions such as reproductive or economic
what two things does parsons talk about in his functional fit theory
geographically mobile workforce
socially mobile workforce
2 criticisms of marxist view of family
- ignores benefits of family
- ignores variety of family structures and assumes dominance of nuclear family
what does zaretsky talk about (theories of family)
ideological function
unit of consumption - pester power
explain ideological function and who said it
zaretsky
socialised into hierarchy in the family so that you are prepared for the working life and see it as natural
overview of radical feminists view of family
men are enemy - source of oppression
family and marriage are key institutions that oppress women (dual burden triple shift)
Ainsley on the family
marxist feminist
absorb anger and are takers of shit
reserve army of labour
reproduce the next generation of workers
criticisms of personal life
- ignores how special marriage is and the importance of it in the family
- is too broad a look at family life
overview of personal life
focuses on meanings of relationships and the choices people have
what does personal life talk about
beyond blood ties
- significance decreased
- chosen family, fictive kin, adoptive children etc
- smart: social relationships over gender bond (donor conceived children)
who talks about donor conceived children and the theory
smart - personal life
how much housework a week do men do compared to women according to a 2010 survey
8 hours compared to a woman’s 13
what do Ferri and Smith talk about (couples)
Fewer than 4% of families demonstrated the father as taking on responsibility for childcare.
what is evidence that equality in couples are improving
young men doing more work - Man Yee Kan
4 reasons for decline in birth rate
- position of women (contraception, divorce, harper etc)
- low infant mortality
- economic liability
- child centred
who talks about the death rate and what do they say
Tranter !
- over 3/4 of decline from 1800s to 70’s due to less deaths from infectious diseases eg. smallpox
most decline from child/young adult deaths now cancer and heart diseases replace those infection so older ppl causing it to rise
even if smoking has reduced, what has replaced it
how is this evaluated
obesity
harper: moving towards an American health culture where we have unhealthy lifestyles but a long lifespan achieved by medication and healthcare
structured dependancy def
old are excluded from paid work so they are economically dependant
our identity and status is determined by role in production
what did the government use to ban smoking
menthol filters help reduce nicotine and tar levels by filtering it out
what is the average age nearly at now and what does this tell us
40 !
due to low birthrate and high death rate
what does Hirsch suggest we need to deal with an ageing population
need new policies
for example paying more taxes or raising retirement age.
housing policy may have to change to encourage older people to ‘trade down’ into smaller housing
net migration - what is it for UK
The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration. expressed as net increase or decrease
HIGH - more immigrants
how does immigration affect dependancy ratio
- working so helps lower
BUT - more children thereby increasing ratio
BUT
-longer a group is settled in the country the closer their fertility rate comes to national average reducing overall impact
