indeadwsdsqiwnsds Flashcards
(33 cards)
women’s ability to reproduce should be eliminated by technology to free them of the patriarchal nuclear family.
Shulamith Firestone
a feminist wanted to raise her children gender neutral but schools and peer group influences made it almost impossible
Barrie Thorne
men did more around the home unemployed, but wives when in work were still expected to be responsible for the bulk of housework.
Pahl (1984)
wives deferred to their husbands in decision-making about important issues such as buying a new house or moving job.
Edgell (1980)
children dramatically changes the life of the mother rather than the father – especially in regard to career advancement.
Gershuny’s (1996)
girls and boys in the family are often subject to different levels of social control − girls have less freedom, spend more time in the home, have earlier curfews and stricter rules.
Heidensohn
women in the nuclear family have to cope with male frustrations in the workplace – this may lead to domestic abuse and the dark side of the family
Pressure cooker-
biological characteristics do not define gender roles. She gave the example of the mbuti pygmies where there is no sexual division and both are involved in fishing etc.
Ann Oakley
men were more satisfied with their marriage than their wives, many of whom expressed emotional loneliness. Moreover, these men had no inkling that their wives were unhappy.
Bernard’s study of marriage (1982)
studied 224 societies and discovered that biological differences of the two sexes result in the social role assigned. Due to child bearing women are given emotive roles whilst men’s physical strength makes them better equipped for security.
George Murdock
if men are not working then they may find themselves having to take on roles in the home
(Mac an Ghaill – crisis of masculinity);
Families are diverse and changing in UK. They are diverse in organization, culture, social class, life-course, and cohort
Rapoport and Rapoport (1982)
found that fathers were taking an increasingly active role in the emotional development of their children
Burghes (1997)
research shows that men today want to play an active role in the family, spending quality time with their children (new men)
Dermott – intimate fathers
a parenting style that aims to give children in the family every opportunity e.g. dance classes, sports clubs, tutoring, music lessons etc. – poorer families cannot afford such luxuries;Families used to rely on children’s income until the Education Act of 1918 and childhood began
concerted cultivation – Lareau
children in many societies are subject to restricted freedom and movement, particularly in the public sphere, due to heightened parental concerns about external and ‘stranger danger’
Furedi
technology has led to more child centred products therefore it lasts longer and is a more defined phase in modern industrial society. There are much more clear norms and values in today’s age indicating a change, however some say that childhood may be disappearing.
Neil Postman
saw the unequal division of labour in the family as benefitting the ruling class and capitalism: the bosses had their workers clothed and fed and looked after for free.
Feminist Fran Ansley
school prepared pupils for life in the capitalist system and prevented rebellion or revolution. The reason schools act in this way is because they work directly in the interests of the capitalist system and the ruling class and their principle purpose is to produce the workforce.
Bowles and Gintis
counter school sub-cultures were formed because the lads saw school and academic learning as pointless to their future lives as factory workers;
Paul Willis
crime is committed because there are no legitimate ways available for an individual to be successful, e.g. sub-cultural theory and the illegitimate opportunity structure
(Cloward and Ohlin)
positive correlation between children’s enjoyment of school when they were six years old and their achievement in examinations when they were 16 – regardless of their social-class background, gender or ethnicity.
Tim Morris (2021)-
good schools make a difference to the life chances of all learners. Rutter suggested that ‘good’ schools were those which were well organised and had clear rules and expectations of their learners.
Michael Rutter
teachers judge learners on non-academic factors, such as conduct and appearance. These factors make up a stereotype of the ‘ideal student’ and influence teachers’ assessments of a learner’s ability.
Howard Becker-