Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Sociology Unit 1:Theories
- Functionalism
- MURDOCK- 4 main functions
- Sexual: stable satisifcation with the same partner preventing
disruption
- Reproduction: the next generation
- Socialisation: shared norms & values
- Economic needs: shelter and food
- PARSONS- 2 functions
- Primary Socialisation: teaches children basic
norms & values-value consensus
- Stabilisation of adult personalities: 'safe haven' away from
everyday life
- Expressive role: Woman- home maker
- Instumental role:Male- breadwinner
- Evaulation
- -Focus on middle class
- -Neglect influences of enthinicty,class and religion
- Ignore the dark side of the family(abuse)
- +Type of family fits into modern society(geographically mobile)
- Marxism
- ENGLES:private property
- Fathers need to know who their offspring is
- One man married to a woman to create a family
- ZARETSKY:family benefits capitalism
- provides emotional security from work
- members can continue to work in harsh conditions
- Evaluation
- -They focus on social class, instead of
gender(feminists)
- -Neglect the meanings families have for indviduals
- New Right
- Normal family :
- Nuclear
- Male and female caring for children
- Family are in moral decline
- Teenage pregancies
- Rise in divorce
- A decline in marriage
- Causes:
- Breakdown of family values
- Over generous welfare state
- Influence of feminism
- DENNIS & ERDOS
- children born outside marriage have poorer health
- boys without a father figure can be irresponisble and anti social
- Evaluation
- -blame victims
- -only favour nuclear family
- -ignore family diversity
- Feminism
- Family is patriarchy(male dominated)
- Marxist feminism - BENSTON
- women-reserve army of labour
- Socialising the next generation of workers
- Women are doubly exploited(home and work)
- Radical feminism MILLETT
- men have power over women and children
- women must live seperate to men
- Liberal feminism-HOPKINS
- men are in charge of decision making
- There has been process to make it equal
- Evaluation
- -Focus on negative aspects of the family
- -fail to account for social changes
- +Look at the dark side of the family
- +Focus on female problems,that may have been ignored in 'malestream' society
- Post Modernism
- not one correct family type
- freedom to make choices
- nuclear family has become fragmented
- GIDDENS
- greater choice has lead in divorce etc