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Component 1: Socialisation and Culture (Section B, Families and households)
Quick questions on Marxist and feminist views of the family - Eduqas A-Level Sociology Families and households
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What is the Marxist view?Show answer
The Marxist account has several strands:
What is the feminist view?Show answer
Feminists agree the family is a site of inequality, but argue it serves men and reproduces patriarchy. They divide into four positions:
What are evaluating the conflict perspectives?Show answer
Both perspectives are powerful but criticised. Marxism is accused of economic reductionism (explaining everything by capitalism) and of ignoring real family diversity and the satisfaction people find in family life. Feminism, especially the radical version, is criticised for understating the progress women have made, the agency women exercise, and the warmth many experience in families. Difference feminism itself is a useful corrective, reminding us that family experience varies by class and ethnicity.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain what Marxists mean by the family as a 'unit of consumption'. [6 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Analyse two differences between Marxist feminist and radical feminist views of the family. [12 marks]
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