sociology-families Flashcards
name 3 functionalists
-Parsons
-murdock
-willmott and young
how did zaretsky believe the family serves capitalism?
-women’s unpaid labour
-passing on advantage e.g.inheritance
-unit of consumption
how did delphy and leonard believe family is patriarchal?
–women are exploited economically
-family is hierarchal
-patriarchal family reflects patriarchal society
what is stratified diffusion?
change in family life starts with higher social classes and trickles down
how is family diverse?
-organisational
-cultural
-social class
-cohort
-life course
what did parsons believe are the two functions of the family?
-primary socialisation
-stabilisation of the adult personality
what did willmott and young discover about the family
family was becoming more symmetrical
what is oakley’s dual burden?
women take on work inside and outside of the home
what did murdock believe the functions of the family are?
-educational
-economic
-reproductive
-sex
what is a social stigma?
disapproval of a person based on perceived characteristics
what is canalisation?
the way a parent channels their children’s interests into toys/games
what is monogamy?
being married to just one person
what is a dysfunctional family?
conflict, emotional distress and potential abuse
what are the consequences of divorce?
-co-parenting:shairing parenting duties
-legal aspect :custody of children
-economic effects :money divided
-community :may loose friends
what is the contempory childhood like?
have an education, be looked after, can’t work to a minimum of 13
what was the industrialised childhood look like?
work for hours for little pay or no pay in factories
what was the pre-industrial childhood like?
help parents around the house, if they didn’t they would have to leave
what is the second shift?
women are working more outside the home but are still doing the vast majority of the domestic work
what is the triple shift?
the emotional work women do to take care of the family, the ‘mental load’
what did willmott and young believe about conjugal roles?
realised roles were becoming more equal
what is meant by conjugal roles?
conjugal roles are the roles divided between cohabiting or married couples
what did murdock believe were the 4 functions of the family are?
1.educational
2.economic
3.reproductive
4.sexual
who is the marxist?
zaretsky
what did oakley discover about the conventional family?
1.women are expected to do unpaid work
2.idea of the conventional family is powerful
3.people expect happiness, but nuclear family ca be stressful
4.middle class-more family diversity
what did rapoport and rapoport believe about the family?
5 types of family diversity:
1.organisational-structure of families
2.cultural-cultural/religious differences
3.social classes
4.cohort-historical differences
5.life course-differences in life cycle of family
what did willmott and young discover about families?
-the family is becoming more symmetrical
-principle of stratified diffusion: changes in family life start with higher classes and trickle down
does parsons support nature or nurture and why?
nature because he believed behaviour was based on DNA/genes
what does karl marx believe about the family?
the family only exists to further support the exploitation of the exploration of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie
what are the three types of feminism?
-liberal feminists
-radical feminists
-marxist feminists
what is a liberal feminist?
believe you should work within society to bring about change
what is a radical feminist?
believe that the oppression of women is the most fundamental form of oppression
what is a marxist feminist?
believe the oppression of women is the most fundamental form of oppression
what are some reasons for a rise in the divorce rate?
-changed laws
-value of marriage has changed
-changing status of women
-changing attitudes and values
-secularisation
what is parson’s warm bath theory?
the family provides a warm loving home where the adults can be themselves and leave the stresses of modern society
what is the instrumental role?
the family’s provider
what are the reasons for a rise in family diversity?
-same sex marriage is legal
-divorce
-change in culture
-women have more rights
-more immigration
-changes in social values and attitudes
-longer life expectancy
what is the expressive role?
the family member who provides care and emotional support to other family members
