Theories of the family Flashcards
Murdock
Four functions of family- socialisation, economic support, reproduction, sexual stabilisation
Parsons
Modern industrial society requires nuclear families as they are geographically and socially mobile. in past was extended
Laslett
Late childbearing + short life expectancy meant no extended families
Marx
In beginning, there was primitive communism, everyone owned means of production together
Zaresky
Family was a haven from harsh, exploitative world, cushioning effect= domestic abuse
Althusser
False class consciousness, capitalism uses economic, political and ideological control
Sommerville
March of progress view, law changes have made stives towards equality for women
Beechey
Women served function of reproduction of labour and reserve army of cheap labour
Ansley
Women are ‘takers of shit’, domestic abuse to relieve male stress
Greer
Matrilocal households of only girls. Women are still oppressed by patriarchy despite law changes
Millet and Firestone
Family is the main oppressive institution of women
Smart
We can choose our family from friends, fictive kin, gay and lesbian families, pets
Tipper
Most children consider the family pet to be part of family
Nordqvist and Smart
Donor-conceived children valued social bonds over genetic
