role of the family

Question 1

Murdock’s (1949) 4 functions of the family

Answer 1

sexual
reproductive
economic
educational

Question 2

what perspective was Murdock?

Answer 2

functionalist

Question 3

parsons’ 2 functions of the family

Answer 3

primary socialisation
stabilisation of adult personalities

Question 4

what perspective was Parsons?

Answer 4

functionalist

Question 5

criticisms of the functionalist view of the family

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

what perspective is Engels (1884)

Answer 6

Marxist

Question 7

Engels (1884) view of the family

Answer 7

economic function - keeping wealth in the bourgeoisie through private inheritance

Question 8

what perspective is Zaretsky (1976)?

Answer 8

Marxist

Question 9

what did Zaretsky say about the family?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

what perspective was Althusser?

Answer 10

marxist

Question 11

what did Althusser say about the family?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

criticisms of the marxist view of the family

Answer 12

• ignores family diversity
• ignores the positive effect of the family
• inequality is linked to patriarchy not capitalism

Question 13

what perspective is Ann Oakley?

Answer 13

feminist

Question 14

what does Oakley say about the family?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

marxist feminist perspective

Answer 15

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

Question 16

what perspective are delphy and leonard (1992)

Answer 16

radical feminism

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

Question 18

liberal feminist view of the family

Answer 18

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

Question 19

criticisms of the feminist view of the family

Answer 19

• 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

Question 20

personal life view of the family

Answer 20

family lies beyond blood ties and marriage

Question 21

alternative relationships x5

Answer 21

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

Question 22

what perspective are smart & Nordqvist?

Answer 22

personal life

Question 23

what did Smart & Nordvist say about the family?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

what perspective are Giddens and Beck?

Answer 24

post-modernist

Question 25

what did Giddens and Beck say about the family?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

what perspective was Judith Stacey (1990)?

Answer 26

post-modernist

Question 27

what did Judith Stacey say about the family?

Answer 27

• there’ll never be 1 dominant type as society is now varied and flexible
• choose based on personal needs

Question 28

what did Stacey (1990) find about silicon valley?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

critisisms of postmodernist view

Answer 29

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