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Marxist view on Family - Coggle Diagram
Marxist view
on Family
Engels
Before capitalism
= tribal societies were
classless
=promiscuous hard
Importance
of
monogamy
Bourgeoisie don’t want
to invest in the masses
wealth needed to stay private
knowing who your kids are
=can declare who claims
your wealth
this gap reproduces inequality
poor children remain poor
Ideological
conditioning
device
David Cooper
Discipline
children are taught to obey
don’t question exploitation
in the future
Family
as
a
Safe
Haven
work is exploitative +
alienating
nuclear family brings
comfort
“cushioning effect”
they are able to continue
putting up with work
because of family
Zaretsky
Unit
of
consumption
families forced to
buy latest goods
to be
relevant
“keeping up with the
joneses”
companies build
demand with targeted
advertising to kids
pester power