Family Revision 1

Key terms review

BEANPOLE FAMILY BIRTH RATE CEREAL-PACKET FAMILY

CHILD-CENTREDNESS

COHABITATION CONJUGAL ROLES MORTALITY RATE DEPENDENCY RATIO

DIVORCE DIVORCE RATE DUAL BURDEN EMPTY SHELL MARRIAGE

EXPRESSIVE ROLE EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILY FERTILITY RATE

JOINT CONJUGAL ROLES

INFANT MORTALITY RATE

LONE PARENT FAMILY

MARCH OF PROGRESS

MARRIAGE MARRIAGE RATE NET MIGRATION NEO-CONVENTIONAL FAMILY

PATRIARCHY PRIMARY SOCIALISATION

RECONSTITUTED FAMILY

SECULARISATION

SEGREGATED CONJUGAL ROLES

SERIAL MONOGAMY SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION

STABILISATION OF ADULT PERSONALITY

STRUCTURALLY ISOLATION

SYMMETRICAL FAMILY URBANISATION WARM BATH THEORY

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALIENATION AGEISM TOXIC CHILDHOOD

DUAL WORKER FAMILY

INSTRUMENTAL ROLE

LOOSE SOCIAL NETWORKS

KINSHIP TIES

STAGE 3 FAMILY WELFARE DEPENDENCY

Family Revision 2

Role of the Family

Focus• What functions does the family perform for society?• How does the family support (or harm) individuals?• How does the family link to the rest of society?• Is the family a positive or negative institution?

Family Revision 2

Functionalism Marxism

The family and individuals

Who benefits most?

Teaching norms and values

Social control

Links to economy

Key concepts to sort (Functionalist and Marxist)

Sexual function Inheritance and private property

‘goodness of fit’ Dislike of nuclear family model

G P Murdock Reproductive function Reduces alienation and frustration

Parsons

Althusser Ideological condititioning

Socialisation function (education)

Economic function(shelter, food etc)

Bias towards nuclear family

Stabilisation of adult personality

Engels Primary socialisation

Love and support Buffer to revolution Warm bath theory Zaretsky

Evaluation

Functionalism(pages 2/3)

Marxism(pages 4/5)

Family Revision 2

Functionalism Feminism (general)

The family and individuals

Who benefits most?

Teaching norms and values

Social control

Links to economy

Key points/studies Evaluation

Marxist Feminism

Main argument –

Benston:

Ansley :

Radical feminism

Main argument -

Millett:

Gittens:

Liberal feminism

Main argument –

Young & Willmott:

Somerville:

Don’t forget…

• Dark side of the family (domestic violence/abuse)

• Mental health and family life

Exam ‘style’ questions

• Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the Marxist view that the main role of the family is to serve the interests of capitalism. (24 marks)

• Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere, assess the Functionalist view of the role of the family in society(24 marks)