Stuff to watch - Family

Useful Things for a boring Saturday!

 

 

 

Some youtube videos which might be useful for you to see.

 

 

 

Keywords and definitions

 

Families and households

 

 

 

This video - Sociology of the family - is a good starting point but you will need to google the theorists and find out which school they come from. 'FD' stands for 'Family Diversity'

 

A video which raises a question.  What do you notice about the families when they are identifying the different stages? You do not need to watch 'Top Tips to have a happy family' :-s

 

 

Enjoy!!!

 



Marxism and Feminisms

Marxism

 

 

 

The most basic message of Marxism is that family is a tool used by the ruling class -the Bourgeoisie - to control the working class - the Prolertariat. 

Capitalist society is interested in the control of money and money making resources.  If you know who fathered the children in your family (by having monogamous, legally bound relationships) you can keep your wealth in your bloodline.

Some Marxists have suggested that the family socialises the next generation so that citizens know how to think and behave.  This is all to support what Capitalism needs.

Zaretsky has argued that women's (free) domestic labour supports Capitalism by nurturing and producing the next workforce.  He has also suggested that the family provide support fro Capitalism by consuming (buying) the things society produces.

Find out more about the ideas above on the webpage Sociology at Twynham

For an outline of Marxist theories and a short critique by others see the sociogeeks blog.

 

Feminisms

 

 

 The common belief  between different Feminist theorists is that women are oppressed in society and men are advantaged.  Feminists call a society which operates like this a Patriarchal society.  Find out more about Feminisms at the History Learning Site.

 

Sociology at Twynham provides several pages about Family and Radical Feminists and Marxist Feminists.  

 

A Liberal Feminist, Marxist Feminist and Radical Feminist have a conversation. Please be warned the language is rather impolite!

 

Feminisms and Functionalism on revision cards at sociology .org

 

For a little bit of several things have a look at tutor2u