Families Sociologists

Question 1

Functionalism

Answer 1

Durkheim

Question 2

Functions of the nuclear family

Answer 2

Murdoch

Question 3

Irreducible functions

Answer 3

Parsons

Question 4

Functional fit theory

Answer 4

Parsons

Question 5

Loss of functions

Answer 5

Parsons

Question 6

‘Safe haven’ theory

Answer 6

Zaretsky

Question 7

Inheritance of property

Answer 7

Engels

Question 8

“Underclass” -Britain 1989

Answer 8

Charles Murray

Question 9

Boys effected by changes in society

Answer 9

Dennis and Erdos

Question 10

‘Women have to manage emotions and feelings of all family members’

Answer 10

Arlie Russell Hoschila

Question 11

‘Triple shift’ theory

Answer 11

Duncombe and Marsden

Question 12

“Not equal” doesn’t mean “not fair”- qualitative data

Answer 12

Baxter and Western

Question 13

‘Men overestimate how much domestic labour they do’

Answer 13

Pleck

Question 14

‘Women underestimate their domestic labour’

Answer 14

Leanord 2000

Question 15

Study of dual-career couples-important decisions made by man/joint

Answer 15

Hardill

Question 16

Studies professional couples -decisions made by wife/ husband/ both depending on its importance

Answer 16

Edgell

Question 17

Allowance/pooling system

Answer 17

Pahl and Vogler

Question 18

Same-sex couples place little importance on who controls money

Answer 18

Smart

Question 19

Thee typical pattern of money management was co-independance in same sex couples

Answer 19

Weeks

Question 20

Study of DV (refuges in scotland)

Answer 20

Dobash and Dobash

Question 21

Control over others as masculine 9in depth interviews with violent men)

Answer 21

Brookman

Question 22

Inequality means that some families have fewer resources-higher stress levels ,higher risk of DV

Answer 22

Wilkinson

Question 23

social groups more at risk of DV

Answer 23

mirrlees-black

Answer 24

Nordquist and Smart

Question 25

Roles of the family

Answer 25

Parsons

Question 26

Conjugal roles of the family

Answer 26

Bott

Question 27

Study of traditional wc extended families ,east London

Answer 27

Young and Wilmott

Question 28

By 1970, relationships were adapting a march of progress view

Answer 28

Young and wilmott

Question 29

Conducted interviews with 40 married women (20-30) with one child under 5

Answer 29

Oakley