sociology, family

what is family in sociology

social institution describing a group of people bound together by law, blood or convection

nuclear family

parents and their biological children

extended family and what kind of bond do they have

addition to nuclear family with aunts, uncles, grandparents etc

intergenerational bonds

single parent family

one parents raising offspring

step family

when a couple brings in children from former family

same se x family

families headed by homo sexual

still same with biological, adopted or no kids

child free family

couple who have chosen not to have kids

institutional family with examples

families that exist within an institution e.g barracks, uni, foster home

adoptive family

family with adopted children

communal families

multiple families living together (with / without children)

transnational families

family separated by boarders who still keep in contact e.g nana

individual family

one person

3 differences between modern and classical families

marriage has become less common

males being the main breadwinner is less common

divorce and remarriage is more common

symbolic interactionism

individuals interpret reality through their personal social interactions

why does p______ believe family is the heart of society in a functionalist society

2 reasons

parsons

family teaches children the basics in being a functioning member of society

family acts as a motivating driving force to support the institutions therefore keeping the economy circulating

what is the first function Murdock believes family does to drive a functionalist society

regulate sexual instinct to stabilize the natural human urge for sex therefore mitigating madness

what is the second function Murdock believes family does to drive a functionalist society

reproduction - children makes family closer and motivate work as well as stabilize children to work in the future

socialisation definition and

what is the third function Murdock believes family does to drive a functionalist society

socialisation - learning the norms and values of your society and how to function

socialisation meaning children can find their passion and slot into their role in society

what is the fourth function Murdock believes family does to drive a functionalist society

families co operate to aid eachothers economic needs

what kind of views does murdock have

functionalist

describe a cottage industry and what it needs and who created the idea

small scale sustainable closed system to satisfy the families basic needs

e.g small family working on their farm for food, water etc

more family the better (extended)

parsons

define being geographically mobile

people moving to where jobs are (easier for smaller family)

define sociallly mobile

talented people moving up the hierarchy with their suited jobs

what did parsons believe about nuclear families and extended families

nuclear families are more geographically and socially mobile in a post industrial world

extended families are better in a cottage industery

who are three Marxist theorists whp had ideas about family

Engels

Marx

Zaretski

summarise Engels’ view on family

the monogmous family emerged as a means to control property

summarise Marx’ view on family

the family performs ideological functions by socialising children into accepting inequality and competition as natural

summarise Zaretskis’ two ideas on family

Family provides a false sense of safe place and security to relax and refresh workers so they continue working

family serves into capitalism by buying the goods of society

What did E_____ come up with that explains a key role of family according to a marxist and what anaology does it link with

Engels explained during “primitive communism” society itself as in a village was an extended family in itself with sexual freedom and distributed goods

the ten hammer analogy explains ten nuclear families would buy ten hammers and an extended family consisting of ten households would share one (less profitable)

what did E_____ believe about the family that kept the bourgeoisie on top

when family began owning property and monogamously marrying similar classes then passing down property (opposite of primitive communism) it increases class polarisation

what kind of system does Z________ idea that family refreshes workers create

Zaratski

cyclical structure of workers:

hating work - considering revolution - refreshing with family - working again