Families and Households (OCR A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What are Parsons' two key functions of the family?
What are Parsons' two key functions of the family?
Primary socialisation & stabilisation
Which family type do functionalists emphasise as ideally suited to contemporary society?
Which family type do functionalists emphasise as ideally suited to contemporary society?
Nuclear family
According to Engels, what is the family a means of passing down?
According to Engels, what is the family a means of passing down?
Private property and wealth
What role does the Marxist perspective say the family plays for the capitalist economy?
What role does the Marxist perspective say the family plays for the capitalist economy?
Reproducing labour power
What does Ann Oakley argue the family reinforces?
What does Ann Oakley argue the family reinforces?
Traditional gender roles
How do radical feminists view the family?
How do radical feminists view the family?
As a site of oppression
What do Marxist feminists focus on regarding the family?
What do Marxist feminists focus on regarding the family?
How it supports capitalism
What does Charles Murray argue about the decline of the nuclear family?
What does Charles Murray argue about the decline of the nuclear family?
It has led to social problems
What family structure does the New Right view as problematic?
What family structure does the New Right view as problematic?
Single-parent families
What does the New Right believe the traditional family provides for raising children?
What does the New Right believe the traditional family provides for raising children?
The best environment
What does Judith Stacey argue about family structure in postmodern society?
What does Judith Stacey argue about family structure in postmodern society?
No single dominant structure exists
What factors do postmodernists highlight as impacting family life?
What factors do postmodernists highlight as impacting family life?
Globalisation, technology, cultural norms