☑️✅☑️✅Evaluation Marxist Essay Flashcards
What do functionalists call the nuclear family?
‘Cornerstone of society’ and ‘personality factories’ to adequately socialise children into their Norms and values
What did Murdock say the 5 essential roles of the family are?
1) satisfying sex drive
2) socialise Children into norms and values
3) stabilisation
4) reproduction
5) economic needs
What does John Redeood refer to the nuclear family as?
‘The natural state of a family should be 2 parents caring for their child’
What does Brigette and Berger state about the nuclear family
It represents the best environment where a child’s individuality can develop
What do Dennis and Eddie argue about children in the nuclear family?
Children without families are more likely to indulge in antisocial behaviour
Engles criticism:
How does laslet criticise Engle
Studied medieval families and found that the nuclear family was essential due to low life expectancy and high birth rate
Engles criticism:
What did Murdock find to criticise Engles
Studied 250 societies and found that the nuclear family was vital and essential to survival
Engles criticism:
Why is Engles view full of crap
Because there is no historical evidence to prove an era of primitive communism ever existed, but speculation.
Engles criticism:
What does Kathleen Gough state about Engles
Supports the idea of primitive communism in humans through her study of our closest relations, humans
Juliet Mitchel critic:
Name abuse stats
1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse In their lifetime
1 in 6 males
58,000 children under protection of NSPCC in 2012
Juliet Mitchel critic:
What did Germain Greer suggest women do to achieve equality
To have a baby strike so they would not hit a glass ceiling
25% of modern generation don’t want children
Fran Ansely critic:
What do steel and Kidd say?
Suggest the family de-stresses the adult by providing ‘a warm loving stable environment in the home’ where ‘adults can let themselves go in a childish’ way
Fran Ansley critic:
What does John Bernandes say?
Theres ‘anger, resentment, inequality, stress, deprivation, physical and sexual violence’ in the family
Margret Benson critic:
What % of women work?
70% of women work
Margret Benson critic:
When was the equal pay act?
1975
