The Family in Society (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Functionalism: theory type?
Functionalism: theory type?
Consensus theory - views family positively
Durkheim's 'value consensus'
Durkheim's 'value consensus'
Shared understanding of what society considers important
Parsons' primary socialisation
Parsons' primary socialisation
Children learn & internalise society's norms & values
Parsons' stabilisation of adult personalities
Parsons' stabilisation of adult personalities
Adults use family for emotional comfort & support
Functionalist expressive role
Functionalist expressive role
Caring role - women take naturally per functionalists
Functionalist instrumental role
Functionalist instrumental role
Providing role - men adopt per functionalists
New Right view on nuclear family
New Right view on nuclear family
Nuclear family serves as society's cornerstone
Murray's 'underclass' (1984)
Murray's 'underclass' (1984)
People who lack work ethic & depend on benefits
Marxist theory perspective type
Marxist theory perspective type
Conflict perspective on family roles
Engels' primogeniture
Engels' primogeniture
Inheritance through male family lines
Zaretsky's unit of consumption
Zaretsky's unit of consumption
Families purchase goods, driving capitalist profits
Foucault's view on families (1975)
Foucault's view on families (1975)
Sites of state surveillance & control
Feminist 'gendered socialisation'
Feminist 'gendered socialisation'
Teaching different expectations for boys & girls
Giddens' 'confluent love'
Giddens' 'confluent love'
Relationships based on emotional closeness & mutual choice
Modern family period
Modern family period
1900-1970s: nuclear, traditional gender roles