Personal Life Theory

Question 1

2 criticisms of other theories

Answer 1

1.) feminism, functionalism, and Marxism tend to assume that the nuclear family is the dominant family type- ignoring the increase in family diversity today

2.) feminism, functionalism and Marxism are all structural theories, so they assume that families and their members are puppets manipulated by the structure of society to perform certain functions

Question 2

Carol Smart

Answer 2

She argues that family extends beyond blood & marriage
1.) Fictive Kin: close friends who are treated as relatives
2.) Chosen Families: Gay/ Lesbian families
3.) Families with dead relatives whose memories live on and continue to shape individuals identities