Theories on Family Diveristy Flashcards
(47 cards)
what does the marxist theory say is the role of the family
-reproduction
-inheritance of private property
-unit of consumption
-false haven
-ideological status apparatus
what is role of reproduction in marxist theory
reproduce future workforce for capitalists and socilaisse chidlren into being obideint to ruling class
what is role of unit of consumption in marxist theory
-working class families consume goods of capitalists
-family is source of profit for ruling class
-“keeping up with the joneses”
-families focused on earning rather than social status
what is role of false haven in marxist theory
-zaretsky
-family is safe haven/ detress from exploiting capitalist society
- is a illusion for workers to keep working to privide for family- benfits rulling class
what is role of inheritnace of property in marxist theory
-engels
-family ensure male heir for ruling class thru paternity monogamous family
-creation of monogamous nuclear family presented “world defeat of female sex” as it showed women as mere instruments of reproduction and housework
what is role of socialsiation/ ideological srtaus apparatus in marxist theory
-primary socilisation teaces that inequality and hierchry is ineveitable
-family asses idea of rulign class to furture genartion, nroalsiing it
-mainatins false class conciousness
what is ideological stauts appartus
institutions that spread and maintain false class conciousness
criticise the marxist view of reproduction
-ignores family diveristy asummes nuclear family is dominant
criticise the marxist view of inheritance of proeprty
-ignores gender inequslity
-overemphasus social class inequality
criticise the marxist view of unit of consumption
ttheory is detereminsitc- conusmerism is normal for all class
criticise the marxist view of false haven
-ignores benefits of stable family life
- warm bath theory
criticise the marxist view of ideological status apparatus
-ignores how capitalist societies give better living to families- preffered
-eductaion can improve socials staus
what is the superstructure
-maintains and legimates the base
-education, famiky, rreligion, media, politcis
what is the infrastructure
-base shpaes the supertsructure
-means of production (factories), relations fo proudtcion
what is the marxist view on society
bourgeiouse exploit proeletriat by giving thme lost fo work and low wages
what is the marxist view n family in society
negative view
-its part of super tsrcuture but family is major tool of socila control used to sreve inetersts of ruling class
what is radical feminists view on family
-patriarchal society, men ae enemies- source of women’s oppression
-men dominate women thru free benefits eg. domestic labour, sexual services and also abuse and threats
what is difference feminists view on family
-differen women expeince patriarchy difreently dependin on class, culture, ethincity
eg. black and hwit women, poor and rich, hetreosexual and lesbian
what is liberal feminists view on family
-geneder eqialiy will end w/ legal law changes eg. equal pay act
-leads ot chnage in socila atyitudes/ expectaions and socilaistaion will be less gender specific
-march of progress view
what is march of progress view
chnage is gradual but happening
what is marxist feminists view on family
-main cuase of women’s oppression is cpaitalism not men
-nuclera family benfits rullign class by repoduction and socilaistion of future workforce
-ansley “women are takers of shit”: harrased by boss and at home
- “reserve army of labour” women explouted by gib=ven work only whn needed eg. ww1 and ww2 and returned to domestic chores at end
criticise radical feminists view
-ignore beenifuts fi dtable family life
-ignore trend in gender equakity eg. rise in women employemnt, access to divrce/ abortions
criticise difference feminists view
-causes divusion in women which makes moevmnt weaker
criticise marxist feminists view
-ignors trend to gender equality
-after wars, women emloeyemnt rate rose
-ignore beneifts of stabe family life
