Topic 1 - Sociological Theories on Family

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Talcott Parsons - What is Primary Socialisation?
The process that gives children the basic skills, norms and values for society
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Talcott Parsons - What is Stabilisation of Adult Personalities?
A place where adults relax and relieve tensions (Warm Bath Theory)
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What are features of a Pre Industrial Society?
Lived off the land, made their own food, less pollution, very little social mobility, no education
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What are features of an Industrial Society?
Medical treatments, better health care, factories, more jobs, more pollution, busy and crowded, people traveled for work
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What is the definition of family?
Any set of arrangements that those involved see as a family
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What is the definition of Household?
A group pf people living together - including sharing meals, bills and housework
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Who argued that 'the family as we know it emerged when a class of men began to own private property'?
Engels
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What does it mean by 'mode of production'?
Who owns and controls societies productive forces
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What functions does a Marxist family perform?
Socialising Children and Offering support and comfort from the world of Capitalism and buying consumer goods
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What do Liberal Feminists believe?
Want to see more legal and social changes, campaign for equal rights - March of Progress
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What do Marxist Feminists Believe?
Capitalism is the problem, women are seen as cheap labour, women are always seen to socialise the young, abolish the capitalist system
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What do Radical Feminists believe?
Men are the enemy, blame family and marriage, abolish families, all female households
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What is the Personal Life Perspective?
Based on a Micro Theory - Interactionalism
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What did Durkheim (functionalism) suggest about the family?
The family is vital to society - creates a value consensus and solidarity
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What did Murdock (Functionalism) suggest about the family?
Family has 4 functions - Sexual gratification, Socialisation of young, Economic and Reproduction
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What did Parsons (Functionalism) suggest about the family?
Family performs 2 functions - Primary Socialisation and Stabilisation of Adult Personalities
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What did Marx (Marxism) suggest about the family?
Family serves the needs of capitalism - Socialise the young, provide safety from work and buying consumer goods
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