Engles - Inheritance of Property

What did Engles believe was essential to pass on inheritance?

The monogamous nuclear family

Marxists argue that the key factor which determines the shape of _________, including the family, is the ____________

All institutions

Mode of Production

What is the mode of production? What are examples?

Who owns and controls society's productive forces

Natural resources and factories

As the mode of production changes…

So does the family

For example, the earliest stage of society was _________. This was where there was no private property - all members of society ______________ to survive and there was no ______

Primitive Communism

Owned the means of production

Family

Instead, there was just what Engles called a ‘__________’ where there was no ________ or heirs for property and everyone __________

‘Promiscuous horde’

Distinct family

Had sex with each other

However, as society's wealth began to increase, so did the development of private property, meaning the…

Monogamous nuclear family was established to ensure that wealth is passed down to the right people

The roles of the monogamous nuclear family maintains the…

Wealth and power of the bourgeoisie as they can pass it down from generation to generation

However, feminist sociologists argue that Marxists fail to address the importance of ________ in the family and bring too much emphasis on ____ and ________

Gender inequality

Class

Capitalism

What do feminists say the nuclear family primarily serves?

The interests of men, not Capitalism

Engles also assumes that the nuclear family is most ______ in capitalist societies and ignores the variety of ___________

Dominant

Family structures in society today