families (paper one)

• Who conducted the study on the symmetrical family?

  Wilmot and Young
• What does the term "conjugal roles" refer to?

  The roles of men and women or same-sex partners in a partnership at home
• What is the dual burden as defined by Anne Oakley?

  The situation for women who work and still manage housekeeping and childcare
• What is a nuclear family?

  A family consisting of two parents and their children
• What is the privatized nuclear family as described by Talcott Parsons?

  A family structure where the nuclear family is separated from its wider kin
• What characterizes the symmetrical family?

  Male and female roles are similar, with both partners contributing to domestic chores
• What is the triple shift as described in the session?

  The situation where women work, do housework, and also provide emotional support
• What is the warm bath theory proposed by Talcott Parsons?

  The family helps stabilize adult personalities by removing stress
• What is a unit of consumption in Marxist sociology?

  A group such as a family that buys and uses goods and services together
• What are Murdoch's four functions of the family?

  Sexual regulation, education, reproduction, and economic support
• What are the four stages of family identified by Wilmot and Young?

  Pre-industrial, early industrial, symmetrical, and asymmetrical family
• What are the four types of family diversity according to Rappaport?

  Cohort, organizational, life course, and cultural/ethnic diversity
• What is the new rights argument about the decline of the nuclear family?

  They believe the nuclear family is the best family form and its decline causes societal issues
• What is the significance of the warm bath theory in relation to family roles?

  It emphasizes the emotional support provided by the family
• How do families serve the interests of capitalism according to Marxist theory?

  Families provide emotional support, reduce complaints about work, and are targeted by advertising
• How do families reinforce patriarchal values?

  By socializing girls into the housewife role and assigning domestic tasks to women
• What are the traditionally associated roles of women in the family?

  Unpaid domestic labor, childcare, and emotional labor
• What is the definition of gender roles?

  The roles that individuals are expected to fulfill based on their socialized gender identity
• What term describes the division of labor in the home according to Wilmot and Young?

  Symmetrical
• According to feminist Delphine Leonard, which term is not a feature of gender roles?

  Functional
• What does Anne Oakley mean by the dual burden?

  Women work outside the home but still manage most domestic chores
• Who benefits from gender-specific roles in the home according to Marxist Saretsky?

  Capitalists
• What is canalization in the context of gender roles?

  Giving children toys that socialize them into gender roles
• What are three benefits of the nuclear family according to functionalists?

  Primary socialization, emotional stability, and role models
• What are three issues with the nuclear family according to feminists?

  Reinforcement of the dual burden, canalization, and men's benefits from traditional setups
• Are functionists criticized for focusing on traditional family values?

  Yes
• Do functionists claim that dysfunction in the family does not exist?

  No, they recognize dysfunctional elements
• Do Marxists suggest that the family serves the needs of the patriarchy?

  No, they focus on capitalism
• Do feminists criticize other theorists for ignoring the oppression of women?

  Yes
• Do feminists argue that divorce is a result of increasing expectations of relationships?

  Yes
• What is a traditional nuclear family favored by functionalists?

  A family form consisting of a male breadwinner and a female homemaker
• What is a single-parent family criticized by the new right?

  A family form where one parent raises the children
• What does family diversity refer to?

  Lots of different types of families
• What is cohabitation?

  Two adults living together who are not married
• What is a boomerang family?

  A family where grown-up children return to live with their parents