Family Flashcards
(26 cards)
Murdock
four functions of the nucleur family:
sexual
reproductive
economic
educative
benston
women benefit capitalism in two ways-raise the future workforce and keep their husbands healthy for work
parsons - nucleur family
socialisation of children and stabilisation of adult emotions
murdock
in 250 societies the nucleur family is the norm
popenoe
states that the biosocial reality of the family is that men and women are suited to different roles
parsons
children arent socialised correctly in non-nucleur family due to lack of male role models
dennis and erdos
critical of non nucleur families because children raised by single mothers have poor health and educational ability
phyllis schlafy
maternal deprivation- mothers who go to work interupt bonding with children leading to them being scarred
delphy+leanard
women restricted to the domestic sphere- they dont have the opportunities to do the jobs they want
stanko
every 6 seconds domestic violence occurs
ansley
women are takers of shit- women take out their frustrations of work and capitalism on their wifes
giddens- confluent love
modern love based on mutual respect, people pursue the relationships based on what they want and not patriarchal norms
beck
risk based society, people are self reliant due to the risk of divorce
gittens
families have become more diverse but those at the top still believe nucleur family is the best form of family
leach
“cereal packet family” nucleur family is portrayed by the media as the norm
chester
non-nucleur neo-conventional families
somerville
only 5% of people never get married
greer
women dont get married because they believe its patriarchal
stone
children used to be seen as additional workers now childhood is seen as a time of innocence
statham
71% of women who work rely on grandparents for childcare roles, 31% who dont
ross et al
grandparents speak positively about their time with grandchildren and children can confide with them (rely on them)
chambers
grandmothers more responsible than grandfathers
Hall
single people have a positive experience and enjoy being single
marsden
women eventually get angry at men due to their lack of contribution to housework