Families and Households Theorists

Question 1

Aries

Answer 1

Historical differences in childhood- 10th-13th century (childhood didn’t exist), 13th century onwards (influence from church, kids ‘creatures of god’) and 20th century (century of the child)

Question 2

Malinowski

Answer 2

Trobiand islanders took an attitude of tolerance to kids sexual explorations

Question 3

Pilcher

Answer 3

Western notion of childhood is the ‘golden age’ of happiness and innocence

Question 4

Palmer

Answer 4

Toxic childhood

Question 5

Parsons

Answer 5

Nuclear family provides best functional fit for modern society

Question 6

Murdock

Answer 6

Family stabilises sex drive, reproduces the next generation, provides socialisation and meets economic needs

Question 7

Charles Murray

Answer 7

Lone parent families are a burden on the state

Question 8

Rapoports

Answer 8

Types of family diversity: organisational, cultural, social class and life stage

Question 9

Dobash and Dobash

Answer 9

Marriage legitimates domestic violence

Question 10

Beck

Answer 10

Greater gender equality and greater individualism undermine the traditional nuclear family

Question 11

Giddens

Answer 11

Women have gained independence from contraception and greater gender equality

Question 12

Smart

Answer 12

The new sociology of childhood aims to include the views of children whilst they are living through childhood

Question 13

Chester

Answer 13

75% of cohab couples say they expect to marry each other

Question 14

Hochschild

Answer 14

Women are treated more equally in the workplace compared to at home

Question 15

Greer

Answer 15

Matrifocal (all female) are the preferred family type

Question 16

Oakley

Answer 16

Gender roles aren’t biological