Family social theory alevel

Edgell

1980 Parents we're sharing more childcare than previously

Phahl

1989 unemployed men did more domestic work than employed men but women still did most of it

Gershuny

In 1994, the longer a women was in employment, the more work the husband tended to do

Dunne

1999 lesbian couples were symmetrical due to the absence of gender scripts

Duncombe and Marsden

1995 identified emotional work in the family. Triple shift

Parsons DDOL

1955 nuclear family and segregated conjugal roles

Willmott and Young

Argue that couples are becoming more symmetrical

Ann Oakley

1974 men only took part in pleasurable tasks

Laurie and Gershuny

(2000) Women with higher wages were more likely to have a say

Crompton and leyonette (material)

(2008) As women generally earn less at work they are expected to do more housework

Crompton and Lyonette (cultural)

Unequal division of financial decisions is down to patriarchal norms and values

Gershuny

(1995) couples whose parents had more equal relationships were more likely to share housework equally themselves

Smart

(2007)same sex couples did not see control of money as a sign of inequality

Dobash and Dobash

The dark side of the family and police fail to take domestic violece seriously

Murdock

1949 functionalist 4 functions of the family. sexual, reproductive, economic, educational

parsons role of the family

1950s. 2 functions of the family: PRIMARY SOCIALISATION and STABILISATION OF ADULT PERSONALITIES 'warm bath theory'. The family changed from the extended to the nuclear family to meet the needs of industrial society.

Engles Role of the family

1820-1895. The family is proof of paternity so property can be passed down to the right people. The women provided sex and offspring in return for financial security of the husband.

Althusser

1971 In order for capitalism to survive the working class must submit to the working class. The family is and IDEOLOGICAL STATE APPARATUS which passes on the beliefs of the ruling class and keeps people in a false class consciousness.

zaretsky

1976 The family serves the needs of capitalism because men are able to come home and be 'the king of his castle' so he WONT REBEL at work.

difference feminism (Nicholson)

All women experience family different due to their circumstances and believes that all types of family should be socially accepted because they suit the needs of women in different circumstances.

Marxist feminists
(Ansley)

1972 'takers of shit' women soak up the frustration of men due to the exploitation they experience in work.

Liberal feminism
(somerville)

2000 Womens position has improved due to more choices and freedom

Radical feminism
(Greer)

2000 Female household is an alternative to the hetrosexual family as they wont be exploited by men

Smart personal life

2007 CONNECTEDNESS THESIS. 5 key concepts memory, biograpghy, embeddedness, relationality and perception

Stacey personal life

women are able to choose and leave their family. divorce-extended family

Aries 1962

childhood came around during the industrial revolution and previously didn't exist

Palmer 2006

'TOXIC CHILDHOOD'. Schools, the media and cultural changes damages children's emotional, physical and intellectual development.

Phillips

children now lack discipline and are too PRIVILEGED

Postman 1994

childhood is disappearing due to media

Jenks 2005

Childhood is still verry different but changing. there is more of a focus on preparation for the future and a CHILD CENTRED FAMILY is needed for this leading to over protection.

Tranter 1996

The death rate has declined due to a decrease on infectious diseases

McKeowin 1972

improved nutrition and improvement of general public health has decreased death rate

Eriksen

transnational identities

Vertovec 2007

super diversity

Mitchell and Goody 1997

since the 1960s there has been a rapid decline in the stigma attached to divorce.

Fletcher

people have high expectations of marriage and divorce so they can seek the ideal marriage

Giddens

Relationships are now built on only love and therefore only last as long as it satisfies both partners

Coast 2006

75% of cohabiting couples expected to marry each other

Benjin 1985

for younger people cohabitation is replacing marriage as it represents a conscious attempt to create a more equal relationship than a patriarchal marriage

Mirza 1997

Higher rates in black lone parent families is due to the high value that black women place on independence

ballard

in 1950 and 1960 Asian extended families provided support for migrants