sociology- miss hyne Flashcards
what did murdock say about the family?
the family performs four key functions too meet the needs of society:
stable satisfaction of sex drive
reproduction
socialisation of the young
meeting economic needs
what did parsons say about the family?
nuclear family is more isolated
what is the warm bath theory?
when a man comes home from a busy day of work, his family provides him with stress relief and relaxation
what are the key functions of the family according to marxism?
inheritance of property
ideological functions
unit of consumption
what are some criticisms of the marxist view of the family?
too determanistic
ignores family diversity
feminist- class inequalities down plays patriarchy
ignores benifits of nuclear family
ignores the dark side of families
what are the four main types of feminism?
radical- based on gender conflict
liberal- improving gender inequality
marxist- gender and class conflict
difference- cant generalise women’s experiences
what is the triple shift?
women doing domestic chores, childcare and their job
what did chester say about family diversity?
diversity is exaggerated in modern society
what did murray say about lone parent families?
they have a damaging effect on children especially boys without a dad
who said “having heterosexual relationships is ‘sleeping with the enemy”?
greer
who said “women are the takers of shit”?
ansley
who said the family provides an ideological state apparatus?
althusser
