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Instrumental/expressive role |
Instrumental is performed by the father and acts as the 'breadwinner' Expressive is performed by the mother and is unpaid to nurture care and take on domestic tasks |
In and out of the home |
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Durkheims Theory |
Organic analogy society is like a human body if an agency of society/organ were to fail the system would become dysfuntional - it results in value consensus |
Organs are agencies/institutions of society |
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Murdocks Theory |
Funtions of the family Sexual Reproductive Education Economic The nuclear family is best because it can fulfill all of the functions |
SREE |
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Parsons Theory |
Warm bath theory - the family is a haven for the working fathers and a place of comfort/support Stabilisation of adult personality |
Rose tinted view of the family home |
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What is a meritocratic society? |
One in which the social system whos rewards are based on talent and effort rather than social background (gender/class/ethnicity) |
Rewards |
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Marcuses Theory |
Believes that the family distracts workers from the need to seek equality - the family opresses its members and inhibits creativity which serves capitalism |
Marxist - family is oppressive |
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Zaretsky's Theory |
The family offers and apparent haven from the harsh and exploitative society we live in |
Like warm bath theory |
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What is an ideological state apparatus (ISA)? |
Tools used by the government to transmit capitalist norms and values |
Base/superstructure |
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Superstructure/base model |
Superstructure teaches economic and social hierachy and maintains/legitimises the base Base is there the bourgeoisie exploits the proletariat and owners of the means to production exploit workers for profit |
Serves capitalism - ruling and lower classes |
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Marxist Approach to the Nuclear Family |
Unit of consumption competition and taught values that happiness and status lies in consumerism Distracts from class consciousness Socialises further generations with capitalist norms and values and teaches them to conform to hierarchy |
Serves capitalism |
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Murray's Theory |
Created the underclass - those living off of the welfare state and in relative poverty are genetically different from those who arent |
Underclass |
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Culture of Dependency |
Society relies too much on the generous welfare state and murray argues teenage girls get pregnant just to claim benefits |
Welfare state |
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'The golden age'
New right theory |
The 1960's identified by New Right theorists to be the time when morality and virtue was upheld with clear gender roles etc |
Traditional |
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What is patriarchy? |
Male dominance |
Feminists believe society is patriarchal |
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Liberal Feminism |
Optimistic feminism that believes there is becoming a gradual shift in gender inequality
Sommerville - womens lives have improved considerably - with better access to divorce, job opportunities etc |
"March of progress" |
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Marxist Feminism |
Women are oppressed by men and capitalism Ansley women are the takers of sh*t Benson women are the 'slaves of the wage slaves' |
Swearing and money |
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Radical Feminism |
Addresses the physical, emotional, sexual violence that men inflict upon women within the family Greer says that women still remain subservient to men in marriage today Domestic violence is evidence of patriarchy |
Extreme Pessimistic |
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Difference/Black Feminism |
Ethnicity can determine the level of patriachy - difference in oppression between white and black feminists Nicholson women are better off outside traditional families - all types of family should be socially accepted because they suit women in different circumstances |
Subjective |
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Mac an Guaill crisis of masculinity |
Men see there futures as bleak now where as before it was seen to be strong protective and dominant. Suggests mens roles are no longer clear - they are no longer able to provide economically for their family now women can work also |
Women can now work so men have unclear futures |
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Foucaults Approach to the Family |
Links the prison to institutions of society e.g. factories/schools - they discipline the bodies of their subjects through surveillance techniques Panoptican prison - occupants are isolated by walls but an observer in the middle tower can see them all |
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Donzelots Theory |
Develops foucaults notion Suggests that power is seen spread throughout society and found within all relationships - suggests that surveillance is not targeted equally on all social classes |
Poor families seen as 'problem families' |