theory of family - marxism 2 Flashcards
marxist perspective
see society based on unequal conflict between 2 social classes(capitalist class and working class)
see all social institutions eg ed system/media/family help maintain class inequality+capitialsim
the functions of family are performed purely for benefit of capitalist system
marxism and family
nuclear family support capitalist system.
family members taught to the capitalist systems
mum+dad g to work>for money
engles 1820-1895
nuclear family developed as response to inustralisation and growing trend to own a ‘private property’
nuclear family set up so that capitalist could legally be passed onto ‘heirs’-money stay in family
monogamous marriage ensured women economically dependent on men=would not stray or mother children by other men.
-womne became glorified prostitous-producers of heirs in exchange for economic safety
inheritance of property
key factor shaping society is mode of production=who controls and owns society productive orders eg tools/machinary/raw materials
-in modern society it is the cpaitlst class that control these means of production, a the mode of the production evolves, so does the family
life before capitalism
called the earliest classless society’primitive communism’
-no priv property
-all members of society owned means of productions communal
no family as such>Engles called them promiscuous horde
capitalism now
forces of production developed-society wealth increased
dev of prove property
class emerged who was able to seize means of production
zaretsky 1986
the family provides a cushion for the affects of alienating work. the family allows the worker to relax, refers after work. this means worker feels refreshed for work the next day. family speerate and fragmented individuals from the rest of community this dampens revolutionary potential.
Murdocks stable satisfaction of sex drive marxist interpretation:
(men work and women stay home)
by teaching gender role socialisation, children being conditioned to accept that marriage is the norm and women should adopt ‘motherly role’
murdock- repoducton of next gen - marxist interpertion
teaching heterosexuality leads to prodcution>creating workers
ideological functions
family today performs key ideological functions for capitislm- se of ideas/belifs that justify inequality by accepting things are fair and natural-unchangeable eg class marriage
socialising children into believing hierarchy and inequality inevitable
usually someone in charge(a man)
prepared for working life in which accept orders from capitislt employers
unit of consumption
capitialism exploits labour of its workers-selling the products for more than the pay of its workers
unit of consumption family plays major role in this
advertises urge families to consume latest products
the media target children who use pester power
stigmitation of children if they did not have latest fashion- children help capitislm
