Sociology

• functionalist attitude on family

  has a role in society. regulates sexual behaviour. creates the next generations to fill roles. provides shelter, food and clothes, economic cooperation. provides socialisation for norms and values. ignores dark side of family - murdocks
• parsons view on family (functionalist)

  family has changed. primary socialisation and stabilisation of adult personalities (warm bath theory)- breadwinner's needs are met.
• marxist attitudes to family

  maintains class divide and benefits capitalism. money and wealth are passed down and not shared with working class. families are targeted by advertisers profits the ruling class. Children learn to accept hierarchy and accept workplace and dont revolt. ignores positives of family and not all families benefit capitalism
• Zaretsky(marx)

  family provides a illusion that society is fair and this maintains capitalism(prevents revolution)
• feminist views to family

  maintains gender divide and promotes patriarchy. Men are often breadwinners so they have more power(and warm bath theory). Woman have a triple shift, work, look after kids, chores. Domestic abuse. Gender socialisation promotes gender stereotypes.
• Newright's attitudes to family

  nuclear family are the ideal type. best for people and society. promote traditional views on marriage. children grow up with both role models. more likely to be financially stable and less likely to be reliant on benefits. they see lone parent or same sex families as problems for society.
• nuclear family.

  one man and one woman. patriarchy.
• lone parent family

  only one parent
• instrumental roles

  male breadwinner in family
• extended family

  family outside of primary/nuclear.
• beanpole

  multiple generations living together or nearby.
• blended family

  a couple joined together with kids from previous relationships
• the bourgeoisie hold all the power in the family
• delphy and leonard see family as patriarchal and maintains power over woman. woman contribute to housework, kids and emotional support.
• ann oakley - kids are taught men are superior through canalisation and manipulation
• canalisation - the process of a child being taught to think in a certain way
• oakley argues family use gender roles to steer children into certain occupations like housewife or being a mother. double standard of morality. cereal box family. male breadwinner
• Sylivia walby - domestic violence is a result of woman's inequality in a society where people see woman as inferior.
• Charles Murray argues boys are bought up with out a role model and are more likely to be delinquent and fail at school and not understand fatherly behaviour or the role of men.
• first time a marriages are disappearing. - changing attitudes and law. secularisation, increasing cost of marriage. less married nuclear families. More co habitation.
• remarriages are increasing -secularisation, changing attitudes,increase in divorce, changes to divorce laws. more blended families.
• increases in same sex marriages - changes in attitudes and law
• age of first time marriage is increasing - increasing cost in marriage, changing attitudes, more woman want to focus on life/career. more cohabitation
• 42% of marriages end in divor
• wilmott and young - more symmetrical and shared roles. commercialisation of housework, changing attitudes
• child centred society
• comprehensive school

  fro kids of all abilities.
• academy

  state funded, independant, more control don't follow national curriculum
• state school

  funded by state, free, national curriculum
• private school

  not funded by state. paid tuition, no national curriculum. smaller classes and better facilities
• grammar schools

  picks pupils based on ability.
• faith schools

  for religions. focuses on re
• free school

  charities, control on spending and dont follow national curriculum
• cultural capital

  skills and knowledge on how to work educational system
• deschooling

  alternative to regular school, like home-schooling
• formal curriculum

  compulsory curriculum
• meritocracy

  functionalist believe everyone has equal chances
• social capital

  having connections
• social cohesion


  brings people with the same norms and values together
• Views on divorce

  functionalist - lead to fewer dysfunctional families. creates jobs.

  Marxist – divorce is more common in working class families due to stress/inequality caused by capitalism,

  Feminist – divorce can be positive to allow women to escape patriarchal relationships.