What do Marxists think are the 3 functions of the family?
the inheritance of property
ideologicalfunctions
unit of consumption
What do Marxists think about the unit of consumption? (2)
That capitalism exploitsworkers by selling products for more than it pays them to produce
Families buyproducts to keep capitalism running
What does ___ think about ideological functions?
(Zaretsky) They argue that the family performs key ideologicalfunctions that support capitalism and that we socialise children into a system where hierarchy and inequality are inevitable
What do Marxists think about feminism?
-That the end of capitalism & private ownership will give women complete liberation from patriarchal control
-The patriarchal family will no longer be needed as property will not need to be passed to the next generation
What did ___ think happened because of the inheritance of property?
(Engels)
Monogamy became essential because of the inheritance of privateproperty
This defeated the female sex because they became a mereinstrument for the production of children
What does the class pyramid look like?
The ruling class/bourgeoisie are on the top with the middle class/petite bourgeoisie next. After that is the working class/proletariat and then the under class/lumpen prolétariats are at the bottom
What are the 5 communist countries today?
China, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos & North Korea
Communism
Equal ownership & contribution
Capitalism
Privately owned trade
What else did Zaretsky say about unit of consumption?
Children use 'pesterpower' to persuade their parents to buy things for them
Makes having children more expensive
Supports capitalism
Althusser - the family is an ideologicalstate apparatus - it gives socialcontrol and passes on the ideology of the ruling class