Theories and concepts Flashcards
(51 cards)
Shulamith Firestone
What did Shulamith Firestone argue regarding women’s reproduction?
Women’s ability to reproduce should be eliminated by technology to free them of the patriarchal nuclear family.
What challenge did Barrie Thorne face in raising her children?
Schools and peer group influences made it almost impossible to raise her children gender neutral.
According to Pahl (1984), who is expected to be responsible for the bulk of housework?
Wives are still expected to be responsible for the bulk of housework even when they are working.
What did Edgell (1980) find about decision-making in families?
Wives deferred to their husbands in decision-making about important issues.
How do children dramatically change the life of the mother, according to Gershuny (1996)?
Children dramatically change the life of the mother rather than the father, especially regarding career advancement.
What is differential social control in families?
Girls and boys are often subject to different levels of social control, with girls having less freedom and stricter rules.
What does the term ‘pressure cooker’ refer to in the context of family?
Women in the nuclear family cope with male frustrations from the workplace, which may lead to domestic abuse.
What did Ann Oakley assert about biological characteristics and gender roles?
Biological characteristics do not define gender roles.
What did Bernard’s study of marriage (1982) reveal about men’s and women’s satisfaction?
Men were more satisfied with their marriage than their wives, many of whom expressed emotional loneliness.
What percentage of women in the EU did the ironing according to the 2007 European Social Reality Report?
85% of women in the EU did the ironing.
What did George Murdock discover about biological differences and social roles?
Biological differences result in the social roles assigned, with women given emotive roles and men physical security roles.
What did Talcott Parsons state about women’s natural characteristics?
Women are naturally expressive, which he considered biological.
What was Genie Wylie’s experience regarding primary socialization?
She suffered extreme abuse and neglect and did not go through many important parts of primary socialization.
What is structural differentiation in the context of families?
The industrial family is still responsible for stabilizing adult personalities and primary socialization.
What did Albert Bandura suggest about children’s aggression?
Children tend to be aggressive because they see someone else being aggressive.
What is the crisis of masculinity according to Mac an Ghaill?
If men are not working, they may have to take on roles in the home.
According to Rapoport and Rapoport (1982), how are families in the UK characterized?
Families are diverse and changing in organization, culture, social class, life-course, and cohort.
What did Burghes (1997) find about fathers’ roles in family life?
Fathers were taking an increasingly active role in the emotional development of their children.
What does Beck (1992) note about fathers and their children?
Fathers increasingly look to their children to give them a sense of identity and purpose.
What is concerted cultivation according to Lareau?
A parenting style that aims to give children every opportunity, such as dance classes and tutoring.
What did Furedi argue about children’s freedom in society?
Children are subject to restricted freedom due to heightened parental concerns about ‘stranger danger.’
What does the term ‘grey pound’ refer to?
The purchasing power of elderly people as consumers.
What is the Marxist perspective on women’s roles in the family according to Zaretsky/Ansley?
Females are expected to absorb their husbands’ stresses from the workplace, which is negative for them.
