Perspectives On The Family Flashcards
What do functionalists compare the family to?? Which is regarded as a system made up of different sub systems that depend on each other
Compare society to a biological organism like the human body. All parts perform vital roles
Functionalists believe that society is based on…..
Value consensus ( a shared set of norms and values )
What did Murdock 1949 say the 4 functions of the family were?
Sexual, reproductive, economic, educational
What Do other sociologists from functionalists argue….????
Functions could be performed equally well by other institutes. Non nuclear families structures - single parent. Step fams. Extended
Feminists see the family as ……
Serving the needs of men and oppressing women
Women argue the family meets the needs of…..
Capitalism (not those of family members or society as a whole)
What did PARSONS 1965 say were two specialist roles nuclear families carried out….
Primary socialisation of children
Stabilisation of adult personality
How many subjects were in murdocks sample/research??
250
Marxist sociologists see capitalist society as based on an unequal conflict between two social classes:
They capitalist class, who own the means of production
The working class, whose labour the capitalists exploit for profit
Marxists have identified several functions that they see the family as fulfilling for capitalism:
Inheritance of property
Ideological functions
Unit of consumption
What does ideology mean????
Set of ideas or beliefs that justify inequality and maintain the capitalist system
Criticisms of the Marxists perspective is that they ignore…….
The wide and increasing variety of family structures found in society today
What is meant by ascribed status?
Ascribed status is the social status a person is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life
