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Family (Second Demographic Transition (Increase in women in professional…
Family
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Sociological theories
Feminist: division of labour (male breadwinner), unequal power (domestic violence) and female carer roles
Functionalist (Parsons): reproducing social order through primary socialization, taking care of children & elderly
Doing family: way in which people demonstrate they are engaged in appropriate family relationships e.g. lunchbox study
Marxist (Engels): family arises to meet capitalist desires to make profit. Distinction between public and private. Women faced with double burden
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Definitions
Household: one or more individuals occupying a housing unit. Not all households contain families e.g. student flats.
Family: a group of people related to eachother through blood ties, marriage and adoption that form a unit, where the adult members are responsible for the upbringing of the children. Living together, sharing resources and caring for younger/elderly
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