sociology family and households
murdock family
the family is a social group characterised by common residence, economic, co operation and reproduction
leach family
normal family according to society is nuclear - cerial packet family
nuclear
a two generation family of a man and women and their child
kinship
blood relatives or people connected as maritial partners
patriachal family
family headed by males
matriachal
headed by women
symmetrical
authorty amd households tasks shared between both
lone parent family
lone parent with dependent children , most commonly after divorse
serial monogomy
having a number of monogamous relationships
empty shell marriage
a marriage where a couple stays together in the house and only share a name but as seperate individuals
functionalist view of family
'important organ for body of society'
criticisms of marriages
42% of marriages end in divorce
50,732 children on child protection registers
domestic violence - Dobash and Dobash
parsons family
nuclear important for socialisation of children
geographically mobile
bell and vogel family
nuclear family child can be emotional scapegoat
murdock family
unit of consumption + 4 functions :
sexual, reproduction , socialising and economic
giddens family changing
individualisation - traditional social relationships have weakened
stacey family
accepting family diversity
fictive kin
becky family
tipper children saw pets as family
personal life persepctive criticisms
over-empaphise diversity
marx view of family
reproduction of workers
safety valve
womes domestic work being unpayed aids capatlism
zaretsky family
the family is a prop to the capatalist economy
engels nuclear family
nuclear family provides a way around the problem of inheritence
althusser
family is a ideological state apparatus
marxists criticism family
assume nuclear family is dominant and ignores diversity
ignores benefits family provide e.g intimacy and mutual support
radical fem
believe in seperation of men and women
favour lesbianism
marxist fem
capatalism sets people apart
ansley - women are safety valves for fustration
criticisms of fem
ignores diversity
black women have different experiences
liberal fem
equal pay act
wolstonecraft - the sex discrimination act
mirlees black domestic violence
most visctims of dv are women
99% of all incidents against women committed by men
dobash and dobash marriage
marriage legitimates violence against women
criticisms of family
cheal - family is a good thing ignore its bad side
firestone and millet
all socities founded on patriachy
men are the enemy and exploiters of women
oakley gnder roles
family is not symmetrical
duncombe and masden - gnder roles
triple shift
gershuny gender roles
wives who work full time do less domestic work
conjural roles
the roles of the man and women in the home
domestic division of labour
how domestic work within household is divided between a husband and wife
segregated roles
couples have seperate roles
reeves gender roles
were halfway through a revolution in gender and family
silver + schor domestic
burden of domestic work increasinh
oakleys interviews
household and chuldcare - womens responsibility
pahl gender roles
men tend to benefit from moneh management systems
dunne family
study of 37 lesbian couples - work in house was symmetrical felt no need to carry out traditional norms
kan housework
younger men tend to do more domestic work - gender norms are changing
radical fem on family
often assume the family is patriachal
make provider and female h9me-maker firestoneđź’•
marx - social policy
deosnt benefit all members of society equally
functionalism
policies are good for all
fletcher welfare state benefits everyone
coalition government
introduced sharing of maternity leave
legislation of gay marriage
post modernism
family should be shaped by needs and wishes of individuals
cockett and tripp
divorce is becoming more normalised
fletcher - divorce
argue people want more from marriage
aries - childhood
children started having more qualities similar to adults
children had little or ni education
childhood doesnt exist
postman childhood
information heirachy
hillman gender roles
boys had more freedom then girls
brannen family
asian parents more likely to be strict
palmer wc limitation
junk food
long hours worked by parents
hood - williams
children as consumers
harper death rate
reduction of smoking gretaest fall in death rate
health measures
clean aur act
nutrition mckeown 1972
improved nutrition accounted for half of the reduction in death rates
tranter death rate
people died because of illness
diversity in family
beck individualisation thesis
vertovek globalisation
super diversity