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Murdock’s (1949) 4 functions of the family

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sexual
reproductive
economic
educational

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what perspective was Murdock?

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functionalist

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parsons’ 2 functions of the family

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primary socialisation
stabilisation of adult personalities

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what perspective was Parsons?

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functionalist

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criticisms of the functionalist view of the family

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  • ignores family diversity
  • marxists say family is functional to a capitalist society & socialises children to accept values of cap
  • feminists say the family is a source of female oppression
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what perspective is Engels (1884)

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Marxist

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Engels (1884) view of the family

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economic function - keeping wealth in the bourgeoisie through private inheritance

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what perspective is Zaretsky (1976)?

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Marxist

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what did Zaretsky say about the family?

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-family is a safe haven
- it relieves workers frustration and they accept their oppression
- unit of consumption

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what perspective was Althusser?

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marxist

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what did Althusser say about the family?

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family socialises the next generation into the ruling class ideology and the unequal social hierarchy

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criticisms of the marxist view of the family

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  • ignores family diversity
  • ignores the positive effect of the family
  • inequality is linked to patriarchy not capitalism
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what perspective is Ann Oakley?

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feminist

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what does Oakley say about the family?

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  • family maintains patriarchy
  • women are oppressed and dependent on men’s wages
  • male and female roles are formed in the family
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marxist feminist perspective

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exploitation of women ins essential for capitalism.
free care for workers and next gen

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what perspective are delphy and leonard (1992)

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radical feminism

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what did delphy and leonard say about the the family? (radical)

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-men benefit off the unpaid labour of women
- patriarchal and hierarchal with men at the top
- family maintains men’s dominance

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liberal feminist view of the family

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cultural norms and values are reinforced by the family - sexist culture
social change is possible

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criticisms of the feminist view of the family

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  • doesn’t consider egalitarian families where power is shared
  • marxists say inequality is linked to capitalism not patriarchy
  • women have the right to work so men aren’t always the main breadwinner
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personal life view of the family

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family lies beyond blood ties and marriage

21
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alternative relationships x5

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Friendships
Fictive Kin
Chosen Families (LGBTQ)
Relationships With Dead Relatives
Relationships With Pets

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what perspective are smart & Nordqvist?

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personal life

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what did Smart & Nordvist say about the family?

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looked at donor conceived children - being a mother is linked to the time taken raising the child rather than the cell that started the process

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what perspective are Giddens and Beck?

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post-modernist

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what did Giddens and Beck say about the family?

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individualisation thesis
breakdown of traditional roles and structures which mean we can choose the family that meets out needs

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what perspective was Judith Stacey (1990)?

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post-modernist

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what did Judith Stacey say about the family?

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  • there’ll never be 1 dominant type as society is now varied and flexible
  • choose based on personal needs
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what did Stacey (1990) find about silicon valley?

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divorce-extended family where they are no longer tied by marriage but remain in each others lives to help financially or domestically

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critisisms of postmodernist view

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O’Brian and jones (1996)- less diversity than Stacey reported
traditional structures still exist just weaker

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