these flashcards go through every major topic in part a of paper 2 for the family, i suggest you do the flashcards in order as they will lack understanding if shuffled and i go through each topic 1 by 1. ALSO DO NOT USE TO FOCUS REVISION THIS IS JUST A REFRESHER!
functionalists
durkheim
murdock
parsons
durkhiem
The family plays a major role in maintaining social stability as it begins to teach children the norms and values of society.
murdock
the family serves 4 essential functions:
sexual
reproductive
economic
socialisation
The Nuclear family is universal
parsons
Fit thesis - the family shifts and evolves to match the structure and needs of society. pre-industrial (extended family) → industrial (nuclear family).
the family has 2 separate groups of functions:
a. primary socialisation
b. warm bath theory
a. geographically mobile workforce
b.socially mobile workforce
He also argues that there is a natural division of labour. The family is nuclear.
functionalist criticisms
ignores diversity, conflict, exploitation
the family serves the needs of the capitalist society
idealistic views
ignores the children that may make their own personalities via social action approach
marxists
althusser
zaretsky
engles
marcuse
althusser
families promote and pass capitalist values and ideologies to its members by modelling capitalism by; conformity and obedience. The family i a part of the ISA.
zaretsky
engles
marcuse
Marxist critcisms
feminism
liberal
marxist
radical
difference
duncombe & marsden
liberal feminism
Marxist feminism
radical feminism
difference feminism
duncombe & marsden
feminist critcisms
New Right
murray
murray
new right criticisms
personal life theory
carol smart
carol smart
postmodernists
giddens and beck
Marriage:
berthouse 2000
Modood et al 1997
reasons for changing marriage trends
berthouse 2000
modood et al 1997
reasons for changing marriage trends
divorce / separation
reasons for changing trends
parsons
giddens
ditto
reasons for changing trends in divorce/separation
parsons
giddens
ditto
Family diversity
Reasons for changing trends
Allan et al
Johnson 1982
levin
Ballard 1982
murdock 1949
willmott and young
rapoport and rapoport et al 1982
reasons for changing trends in family diversity
allan et al
johnson 1982
levin
Ballard 1982
murdock 1949
willmott and young
rapoport and rapoport et al 1982
gender roles/ labour
delphy and leonard
bott
edgell
willmott and young
duncombe and marsden
gender and power
dobash and dobash
pahl
Children
Aries
wagg
brannen
postman
phillips
conventionalist approach
aries
wagg
brannen
postman
phillips
conventionalist approach
demogrpahy
birth rates
reasons for declining birth rates
consequences of declining birth rates
death rates
reasons for declining death rates
life expectancy
reasons for increased life expectancy
positive consequences of life expectancy
negative consequences of life expectancy
migration
positives of imigration
negatives of imigration
globalisation
negatives of globalisation
positives of globalisation
birth rates
reasons for decline in birth rates
consequences for declining birth rates
death rates
reasons for declining death rates
life expectancy
reasons for increased life expectancy
positive consequences of life expectancy
negative consequences of life expectancy
migration
positives of imigration
negatives of imigration
globalisation
negatives of globalisation
positives of globalisation