family socialises its members to accept and value capitalism to reproduce and maintain inequality
dont like traditional nuclear family as it supports capitalism
althusser
family and institutions are apart of ideological state apparatus to control how individuals think in society to benefit capitalism
althusser
family socialises members to accept capitalism and think its fair - false class consciousness to prevent revolution
althusser
eg. child obeys parent - employee obeys boss - power relationship
althusser EVALUATION
child liberationists say parent dominance only makes a child dependent, not benefitting the capitalistic society
althusser EVALUATION
outdated, media can be more influential in making the family loose some of its functions
engels
monogamous nuclear family passes private property to heirs to prevent distribution of wealth and power to maintain patriachy
engels
says this oppresses women as their only role is to produce heirs and argues women will reach liberation from patriachal control when capitalism is replaced by communism - classless society
engels EVALUATION
marxist feminists agree with women being expolited and blame capitalism
engels EVALUATION
benson'slaves of wage slaves'no power in family
marcuse
families generate profit to ruling by consumption eg. adverts for children making them use pester power.
marcuse
benefit ruling class as they sell the products so stay rich and poerful by family consumption while family work harder
marcuse EVALUATION
not passively brainwashed into buying the products
marcuse EVALUATION
postmodernists argue the things we buy are what creates our individual identities.
zaretsky
people are led to believe the family is a haven but this an ideological illusion - women perform labour of love and unpaid domestic labour for men to be refreshed for capitalistic work
zaretsky EVALUATION
functionalists disagree ' warm bath theory' happy place for everyone