Sociology family exam Cheat Sheet

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Key terms Key terms (cont) Key research Key research (cont)

Nuclear A husband and Child-​‐ Increa​singly Parsons The nuclear family ONS Marriage is declining
family wife and their centred children are places (1951) performs two (2014)
children who live families at the centre of the essential Leach the media promotes
together in the family and given functions, the nuclear family as
same household more status​/de​‐ including; social​‐ the ideal – on TV
Cohabiting Couples who are cision making isation of children progra​mmes, adverts
couples not married by live power. and stabil​isation of etc.
together. Extension The argument that adult person​alities
Murdock functions of the
of childhood has been (with males
Ideology The argument that family; primary
childhood extended, possibly adopting the
of the the nuclear family social​isa​tion,
because young instru​mental role
nuclear is the best family education, emotional
people now have to and females
family type for indivi​duals function, reprod​‐
stay in education adopting the
and society as a uctive function,
for longer and expressive role).
whole sexual function
parents have more He also argued
Cereal An idea developed Palmer toxic childhood –
income to spend on that nuclear
packet by Leach – he (2007) children are being
them. families are better
family used this term to fed a diet of junk
for industrial
demons​trate that food, excessive
Views on the family society which
the media portrays exposure to violence
might require
the nuclear family Functi​‐ Nuclear family - and porn and a lack
families to be more
as the ideal onalism Good of love and discipline
mobile –to move
through advert​‐ New Nuclear family - due to parents being
for work.
ising and TV Right Good forced to work long
Grant Men are increa​‐
programs. hours.
Marxists Nuclear family - (2006) singly likely to
Dark side The negative serves capitalism bring up someone
of the aspects of the
Radical Very bad - exploits else’s children
family family e.g. abuse,
feminists women whilst their own
inequality etc.
Liberal nuclear family - OK are brought up
feminists elsewhere.

Marxist Similar to Marxists Beaujouan argue – cohabi​‐

feminist & tation before

Bhrolchain marriage has
Postmo​‐ Unlikely in society
(2011) become the norm.
der​nists
Couples also live
together for longer
before getting
married.

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 Sociology family exam Cheat Sheet
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Key research (cont) Trends in marriage Perspe​ctives about family Childhood diversity (cont)
diversity (cont)
Furedi paranoid - UK society is moving away Class Upper-​class children
(2001) parenting – from marriage to serial Marxist Radical + Marxists may spend most of their
parents are now monogamy feminism childhood in boarding
terrified of risk - Because of secula​ris​ation Postmo​‐ Very positive - The schools away from
and harm to their religious marriages are dernism greater variety of home
children – this decreasing choices and
can lead to freedoms that Childhood and power
- Entry into marriage is being
helicopter charac​terise a
postponed - Children have limited opport​‐
parenting where postmodern society unity to earn money and
parents fuss has led to greater
Trends in cohabi​tation therefore, rely on parents more
over their diversity and fluidity
- Cohabi​tation is now more - Laws give parents control over
children and in the form families
accepted but was seen as a sin their children
restrict their now take
lifestyles in the past - Parents control children's
- Most couples who cohabit go respon​sib​ilities and the speed
Cunningham The home Childhood
on to marry they grow up
(2007) habitat of
- Sociol​ogists believe childhood
children has - In the last 20 years, cohabi​‐
and adoles​cences is a social
shrunk to 1/9th tation outside of marriage has
constr​uction or a set of social
of the size it was doubled
attitudes. Childhood varies
25 years ago as
across societies, cultures,
children’s Perspe​ctives about family
places and historical time
movements are diversity
periods
restri​ctied.
Functi​‐ Negative - The - Sociol​ogists argue until the
Bhatti Asian children onalism nuclear family is mid-19th century children
(1999) are bought up universal and weren't treated as special and
more strictly than performs 4 main worked alongside adults
white British functions
- In 1880, education became
childr​en-with
New Very negative - compulsory which prevented
more emphasis
Right Hetero​sexual children from working and that
on family
nuclear families modern childhood is a 20th
honour.
underp​inned by century invention
Barn (2006) ethnic minority marriage is the ideal
groups – family type Childhood diversity
Pakistani,
Marxism Positive - The
Gender Girls may be more
Bangla​deshi and
nuclear family
strictly brought up
black families
functions to serve
are more likely to Class + Barn (2006):
capitalism
grown up in Ethnicity Children from ethnic
Radical Very positive - The
poverty, backgr​ounds may
feminism nuclear family is
affecting their experience similar
rooted in patriarchy
experi​ences of depriv​ation to white
and taught to
childhood. workin​g-class
children through
children
gender role social​‐
isation

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