Marxist perspective of the family.

Question 1

what are the functions of the family.
3 ways famly contribute to capatalism

Answer 1

unit of consumption -
- idea that the family consumes goods nd services, which benitis capatalism by generating profits for business
through pester power advertising . keeping up w jonas.
- keeps demands for goods and profits flowing

inheritance of property - men neded to ensure they were the farther - marrige was essential. monogamy.
womens position - provide sex men to support them economically.

ideological functions - working class submit to the rulling class ideology.
family sociolaises cilden into heiracy and gender inequality cannotb be avoided. Do tsi through parental power, children always knwo there is someoen in charge.
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family is an ideological status apparatus - agencies which spread this ideology.

ruling class carry on false consciousness.

Question 2

Marxism is kown as a structual conflict theory. what isthi

Answer 2

class based conflict between bourgeoise and the proletariat.

Question 3

how are fuctionalists and marxists similar.

Answer 3

they both adoptb a structal perspective on the family looking at how family contribute to th maintance of society.

Question 4

Who is ZARETSKY 1976 and evaluation

Answer 4

A neo-marxists sociologist who extended classicall Marxist ides to explain teh role of teh familyly in modern capatalism society

main ideas
1. The family provides a flase safe haven
- ZARETSKYky argues that the family apears to be a private refugee from teh hash,exploitative world of capitalist work - inequality etc

• in reality this is an illusion - it just helps workers cope so they can return to work the next day

Evaluation
- romanticis teh past - ignored conflict in pre-industrial families
- feminists argue he ignores teh patrichal aspect of the family
- overlooks family diversity - assumes unclear family is the norm
- ZARETSKY saw teh sawmill as a fatal refuge taht benefit capatalism by maintains workers emotional stability reproducing labour power,and ncouraging consumption

Question 5

evaluation. negatives

Answer 5

• it ignores the fact that women also work - outdated.
• in modern days people marry for love and choice not because of social obligations/pressure
• ignores family diversity.
• there is more to family then money and inheritance.

Strengths
Highlights how the family can mantain class inequality
Shows link between family structure and the economy

Criticisms
- feminists - Marxists ignore gender inequality - the family also oppresses women, not just due to capitalism
Functionalists -Marxists

Question 6

evaluation, positivies

Answer 6

• Marxists recognise relationship between different groups are unequal
• ## positiv asmarxists give a differant view to fnctionalists

Question 7

feminism critism of marxism

Answer 7

Feminists agreee with marxis, that teh family is oppressive, but they argue tat Marxism focuses too much on class and ignore engender.
- feminist beleive that patriarchy (male dominance) is a separate setem of oppression tat can’t just be explained

2 - patriarchy exists without capatalism
- radical feminist - argue that male dominance existed before capatalism and continues outside o capitalists systems
Therefore, patriarchy is a deeper,more founder mental form of oppression taht Marxists claim
Kate millet - radical feminists
Patriarchy is a universal system - nt dependent oncpiatlsim

3.too deterministic - Marxist often presents some as passive victims of capatalism and the family structure
- feminists argue this view is overly simplistic - women can resist, and no all families arête same

Feminist is criticisms
Ignores patriarchy - Marxists focus on capatalism,not male power - Benton - unpaid labour
Patriarch is indexed at of capitalism - male dominance existed before capitalism - millet - universal patriarchy , too deterministic - women not juts passivevictime - postmodernists/ intersected and feminist views

through capatalism s

Question 8

functionalists critism of Marxism

Answer 8

Fun’sionalists believede teh family is a posting institution that helps society sort harmoniouslyy. They rject mRNAistview on th family they don’t beeiev fanily is used for cpitalis. Instead, tehy argue that the family mettle Essentialal functioningal needs o Indicuduals and society