theories Flashcards
murdock
- stable satisfaction of sex drive
- reproduction of next generation
-socialisation
-economic needs
parsons- functions of families
- primary socialisation
- stabilisation of adult personalities
parsons - functional fit
- geographically mobile workforce
-socially mobile workforce
engels
Family ensures wealth stays in hands of wealthy - economic reproduction
Patriarchal monogamous family
zaretsky
Family is haven from harsh, exploitative world
Men have power over the women at home so aren’t angry they don’t have power at work.
liberal feminists
Women’s oppression is gradually being rooted out through things such as changes in the law.
Marxist feminists
capitalism is the cause of women’s oppression in the family.
Ansley- women are the takers of shit
unpaid labour- looking after children
Radical feminists
men are the enemy
family and marriage are key institutions in the patriarchy
difference feminism
can’t generalise about women’s experiences
criticism - all women’s do face some issues such a sexual assault, domestic violence ect
Personal life perspective
-Nordqvist and Smart - ‘beyond ties’
-Bottom up approach
-Donor conceived children
Parsons irreducible functions
- Stabilisation of the adult personality
-Primairt socialisation