Family is a patriarchy that only serves men; division of labour exploitswomen; dual burden and triple shift
Feminism- Oakley
Dual burden; “cereal box” nuclear family is patriarchal; there’s no symmetrical family.
Functionalism- Parsons
Segregated conjugal roles (expressive & instrumental); ”cereal box” nuclear family best; primary socialisation teaching gender norms and values; “warm bath”
Functionalism- Willmott and Young
Modern family is symmetrical family of joint conjugal roles. In the future, return to segregated conjugal roles, copying the upper classes through “stratified diffusion”.
Marxism- Zaretsky
Family is a consumer unit, gives businesses free childcare; the “warm bath” prevents revolution and allows exploitation
Rapoport and Rapoport
Families now more diverse because of – cohort, culture, life cycle, organisation, class
