the marxist approach to the study of the family

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  • marxist approach to the study of the family
    • Engels- inheritance of property
      • monogamous nuclear family keeps wealth in the family as the wealth avoids the lower classes
      • nuclear family oppresses women
        • primary role to produce children and they are economically dependant on their husbands.
        • glorified prostitutes, adultery is legitimate in men and not women
    • Althusser- accept capitalism for it to survive
      • fair, natural or unchangeable
      • family passes on ruling classes ideology through primary socialisation of obedience
    • zaretsky- illusion of private life and work life separate
      • leave the home to go to work
      • wages spent on useless commodities through pester power
      • family unable to provide for psychological needs
        • try to cushion capitalisms effect through love and support but fails

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