Structural Functionalism | Conflict Theory | Symbolic interactionism and Feminist Theory |
---|---|---|
What is 4 functions of family
Economic production, socialization of children, instrumental and emotional support and sexual control
|
Who are children and the elderly
The two groups of abuse victims that are underreported because of the relative powerlessness
|
What is heteronormativity
Queer theorists critique traditional perspectives on family by resisting this sexual orientation idea
|
Who is Durkheim
Sociologist who wrote "Suicide" argued that men are less likely to commit suicide because of marriage and family
|
What is a source of oppression
According to conflict theory, the nuclear family can actually be seen as
|
What is male dominance
Feminist theorists question which dominance, both within and outside the family
|
What is pattern maintenance
The idea that values and norms of a society are passed on to the next generation
|
What is the Second shift
The unpaid labor that takes place after a women gets home from her paid labor
|
What is Super Mom
Women who accept dual workloads to avoid conflict with spouses and children
|
What are instrumental and expressive
The 2 tasks in the work of a family, one being to achieve a tangible goal, the other to achieve an emotional goal
|
What is Feminist Analysis
According to this analysis, the family allows for exploitation through sexual division of labor
|
What is Fictive Kin
The people who help you out and care for you, whether or not they are legally or biologically related
|
What is the nuclear family
The type of family especially complementary to the requirements of an industrial economy
|
What are scarce resources
The conflict within families resolves around conflict over
|
What is the Personal Family
Philip Cohen, sociologist, coined this term to describe relationships similar to family, but aren't necessarily legal or biological
|