Retrieval questions- theories of the family

Question 1

what 2 functions remain according to parsons?

Answer 1

as a result of this loss of functions due to industrialisation, the nuclear family specialises in primary socialisation of children and stabilisation of adult personalitys

Question 2

what does marx view society as being based on?

Answer 2

marxists argue the functions of the family only benefits capitalism. the several functions are inheritance of property, ideological functions and unit of consumption

Question 3

what is meant by primitive communism?

Answer 3

proposed by marx is a term used to describe early society where there was no private property, instead all members of society owned these means of production

Question 4

how does the monogomous nuclear family oppress women?

Answer 4

in engels view it brought women under male control and as a mere instrument for the production of children

Question 5

List 3 ideological functions of the family in perpetuating capitalist ideas?

Answer 5

socialising children into the idea that hierachy and inequality are inevitable (parental power over children acustoms them to the idea that someone always has to be in charge, prepares them to recieve orders from capitalist employers

Question 6

how do men benefit from the family according to radical feminists?

Answer 6

men benefit from womens unpaid domestic labour and their sexual services, and they dominate women through domestic violence/ sexual violence or the threat of it. they argue for separatism

Question 7

what is are matrilocal households?

Answer 7

those where a married couple resides with or near the wife’s parents, rather than the groom’s family,

Question 8

what do smart and Nordqvist argue about donor conceived children?

Answer 8

in their research they found the issue of blood and genes raised a range of feelings. some parents emphasised the importance of social relationships over genetic ones when forming family ties.