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Family topic summary (AQA) A Level Sociology (key theory and essay plans)

This is a condensed summary of all you need to know for the Family topic. It includes a short outline of 20 mark essay plans as well as summaries of key theorists and their theories. Key for shorthand DDL = Domestic Division of Labour W + Y = Wilmott and Young (20) = A short outline of an...

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Domestic Divison of Labour

Answer: 1. Parsons - Warm Bath AO3: Marxist Feminist: Benston 2.Wilmott and Young AO3: Ann Oakley 3.Vogler AO3: Edgell 4.Black AO3: Dobash and Dobash

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Family is still a patriarchal institution (20)

Answer: 1. Parsons - Warm Bath AO3: Marxist Feminist: Benston 2.Wilmott and Young AO3: Ann Oakley 3.Vogler AO3: Edgell 4.Black AO3: Dobash and Dobash

3.

Contemporary families = partnerships of equals (20)

Answer: 1. Parsons - Warm Bath AO3: Marxist Feminist: Benston 2.Wilmott and Young AO3: Ann Oakley 3.Vogler AO3: Edgell 4.Black AO3: Dobash and Dobash

4.

Relationships changed over the past 40 years (20)

Answer: 1. Parsons - Warm Bath AO3: Marxist Feminist: Benston 2.Wilmott and Young AO3: Ann Oakley 3.Vogler AO3: Edgell 4.Black AO3: Dobash and Dobash

5.

Childhood has improved (20)

Answer: 1. Aries and Shorter 2.Post-modernism: Jenks 3. Postman AO3: Palmer 4.Bonke AO3: Gittins AO3: Control

6.

Contemporary families = child-centred (20)

Answer: 1. Aries and Shorter 2.Post-modernism: Jenks 3. Postman AO3: Palmer 4.Bonke AO3: Gittins AO3: Control

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Sociological explanations for the status of childhood (20)

Answer: 1. Aries and Shorter 2.Post-modernism: Jenks 3. Postman AO3: Palmer 4.Bonke AO3: Gittins AO3: Control

8.

Structural Approaches (20)

Answer: 1. Feminism: Kate Millet AO3: Firestone AO3: Less relevant due to increase in symmetrical families and new men 2. Functionalism Murdock AO3: Parson\'s - Warm Bath AO3: Outdated women now working too and sex outside of a relationship is normal 3.Marxism Zaretsky AO3: Fran Ansley 4. Personal Life Perspective Carol Smart AO3: post-modernism : individualisation thesis

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Chambers

Answer: In 2013 , 14 % of all households consisted of an elderly person who lived alone women lived longer = feminisation of later life

2.

Brannen

Answer: decline in birth rate and rise in life expectancy = beanpole family elderly relatives look after grandchildren when adult children go to work

3.

Ross et. al

Answer: stronger relationships between grandparents and grandchildren - now a source of primary socialisation

4.

Phillipson

Answer: Elderly no longer contribute to capitalism = state unwilling to support so family has to - mainly women

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Chamberlain and Goulbourne

Answer: found an increasing amount of single parent families , which tended to be mother-headed in Afro-Caribbean families Due to father\'s issues with employment and police

6.

Berthoud

Answer: 50% of Afro-Caribbean families headed by a single parent

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Aries and Shorter (March of Progress)

Answer: Childhood better than ever , more protection from harm and exploitation e.g. child abuse laws more valued = due to higher living standards and smaller family sizes = parents can afford to support children e.g. by 21st bday - £227,000 Child-centred - no longer \'seen and not heard\' in decision s invest in children emotionally and financial and want better opportunities for them

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Gittins

Answer: Age patriarchy of adult domination which keeps children lower and dependent than adults E.G. Child Labour laws = forced into dependency

9.

Control

Answer: curfew, daily routines , clothes they wear and access to resources

10.

Postman

Answer: Media exposes secrets of adult world i.e. sex and violence. No longer an information hierarchy - 19th century printed word, no special skill needed now to access this information = blurring between adulthood and childhood= childhood is shorter

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