Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Marxist
perspective on family
- Society is based on unequal
conflict between two social
classes:
- The Proleteriat
- The bourgeoisie
- The family
benefits
capitalism only
- Functions
of the family
- Inheritance of property
- The bourgeoisie
have to be certain of
legitimate heirs
- Women became 'a
mere instrument of
production of children'
- Ideological
functions
- Ideology - a set of belies or ideas that
justify inequality and maintain the
capitalist system by persuasion that it is
fair, natural or unchangeable
- Socialising children to
accept figures of
authority and hierarchy
- Zaretsky: the family is an apparent 'safe haven' from harsh and
exploitative world of capitalism outside but it is merely an illusion
- A unit of consumption
- Urges families to
keep up with all the
latest products
- Media targets children who use
'pester power' to persuade
parents to spend more
- Children
who lack
these goods
are bullied
- Criticisms
- Ignores the variety
of family types
- Feminists: they put too much
emphasis on capitalism and
not the exploitation of women
- Functionalists: ignores
the beneficial aspects
of family - intimacy
- Mode of production (who owns and
controls society;s productive forces)
determine the structure of social institutions