marxist view on family xx

Question 1

what are the 5 points of the marxist view in family?

Answer 1

consumer unit
communa
primary socialisation
unpaid labour
private property

Question 2

what’s consumer unit as a part of marxist theory on family?

Answer 2

families are seen as ‘consumer units’, they buy products for their family e.g. cars and. houses. capitalism needs consumers to but its products so bourgeoise can make a profit

Question 3

what’s communal as a part of marxist theory on family?

Answer 3

capitalism remains unchallenged when families become competitive units fighting ibr recoiruce such as schools marxists argue if rescources where communal people who need it would get them not people with a better ability to pay

Question 4

what’s primary socialisation as a part of marxist theory on family?

Answer 4

process reproduces and maintains class inequalities. marxists claim that the family is one way to mainatain and reinforce a set of ideas which in the turn maintain capitalist society

Question 5

what’s unpaid labour as a part of marxist theory on family?

Answer 5

families support capitalism by providing unpaid labour by reproducing, caring for and socialising the next generation of workers and providing emotional support for workers

Question 6

what’s private property as a part of marxist theory on family?

Answer 6

an important asset to ncukear family is private poverty, until 1880’s women could own property. men would pass it down and wealth to the sons . women where property to there husbands, this reproduced gender inequality