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Theories of the Family
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Mind Map on Theories of the Family, created by Laura Jenkinson on 15/12/2014.
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Theories of the Family
Positive views of the family
Functionalist theories
GP Murdock
'Family is a universal institution'
Four major functions
Stable satisfaction of the sex drive
Reproduction of next generation
Socialisation of young
Meeting it's members economic needs
Criticisms
Marxists & Feminists
'Rose tinted'
Neglects conflict and exploitation
Meets needs of men - oppresses women
Meets needs of capitalism - not family members and society
Talcott Parsons
'Every family has two basic functions'
Primary socialisation of children
Children learn basic elements of culture through family
Criticisms
'Too deterministic'
Attempts at socialisation can be resisted by children
Socialisation is a 'two way process'
Adults are not 'all powerfull'
Stabilisation of adult personalities
Family acts as 'safety valve'
An escape from the outside world
Provides emotional security
Criticisms
Marxist
Zaretsky
Family is 'a servant of the capitalist state'
No cost to employers
The family 'provides a distraction from the harsh realities of captitalism'
The theory of 'fit'
Dominant family type meets needs of the economy of the time
Nuclear family fits needs of industrial economy
Geographically mobile
Not reliant on wider kin
Criticisms
Wilmott & Young
Pre-industrial society was nuclear - not extended
Evalualtion
Analysis of nuclear family based around the middle class American version
Parsons
Work published in 50's - no longer relevant
Westerns societies have become multi-cultural
Feminist
'functionalists ignore 'the dark side' of the family'
Conflict
Male dominance
Child abuse
Insufficient attention to the 'dysfunctions of the family
Basic func views
Importaince of nuclear family
New Right thoeries
Critical views of the family
Marxist theories
Feminist theories
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