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Theories of the families - Coggle Diagram
Theories of the families
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Assume the nuclear family is dominant in capitalist society, ignore variety of family structure
Feminists-emphasis on class undermines the importance of gender roles
Functionalists- ignore the real benefits that the family provides for members.
Personal life perspectives- 'bottom up approach', understanding meanings
wider view of relationships, draws attention to other relationships that ma be more important
Petra Nordqust/Carol Smart 2014- 'what counts as family when your child shares a genetic link with a relative stranger not partner'
AO2- Erin= that what makes a mother and not the cell that starts it off'- importance of social rather than genetics
Takes too wide of a view and it ignores special relationships of blood tied relations
Rejects top down, but sees intimate relationships as performing function of giving a sense of belonging