Family Revision 1 Key terms review BEANPOLE FAMILY

Family Revision 1 Key terms review

BEANPOLE FAMILY BIRTH RATE CEREAL-PACKET FAMILY CHILD-CENTREDNESS COHABITATION CONJUGAL ROLES MORTALITY RATE DEPENDENCY RATIO DIVORCE RATE DUAL BURDEN EMPTY SHELL MARRIAGE EXPRESSIVE ROLE EXTENDED FAMILY FERTILITY RATE JOINT CONJUGAL ROLES INFANT MORTALITY RATE LONE PARENT FAMILY MARCH OF PROGRESS MARRIAGE RATE NET MIGRATION NEO-CONVENTIONAL FAMILY

PATRIARCHY PRIMARY SOCIALISATION RECONSTITUTED FAMILY SECULARISATION SEGREGATED CONJUGAL ROLES SERIAL MONOGAMY SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION STABILISATION OF ADULT PERSONALITY STRUCTURALLY ISOLATION SYMMETRICAL FAMILY URBANISATION WARM BATH THEORY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALIENATION AGEISM TOXIC CHILDHOOD DUAL WORKER FAMILY INSTRUMENTAL ROLE LOOSE SOCIAL NETWORKS KINSHIP TIES STAGE 3 FAMILY WELFARE DEPENDENCY

Family Revision 2 Role of the Family Focus • What functions does the family perform for society? • How does the family support (or harm) individuals? • How does the family link to the rest of society? • Is the family a positive or negative institution?

Family Revision 2 Functionalism The family and individuals Who benefits most? Teaching norms and values Social control Links to economy Marxism

Key concepts to sort (Functionalist and Marxist) Sexual function Inheritance and private property ‘goodness of fit’ Dislike of nuclear family model G P Murdock Reproductive function Reduces alienation and frustration Parsons Althusser Ideological condititioning Socialisation function (education) Economic function (shelter, food etc) Bias towards nuclear family Stabilisation of adult personality Engels Primary socialisation Love and support Buffer to revolution Warm bath theory Zaretsky

Evaluation Functionalism (pages 2/3) Marxism (pages 4/5)

Family Revision 2 Functionalism The family and individuals Who benefits most? Teaching norms and values Social control Links to economy Feminism (general)

Key points/studies Marxist Main argument – Feminism Benston: Ansley : Radical feminism Main argument Millett: Gittens: Liberal feminism Main argument – Young & Willmott: Somerville: Evaluation

Don’t forget… • Dark side of the family (domestic violence/abuse) • Mental health and family life

Exam ‘style’ questions • Using material from Item 2 B and elsewhere, assess the Marxist view that the main role of the family is to serve the interests of capitalism. (24 marks) • Using material from Item 2 B and elsewhere, assess the Functionalist view of the role of the family in society(24 marks)