DELPHY & LEONARD

Men benefit the most from women’s

labour in the home

The family plays a central role in

maintaining patriarchy

Women are oppressed due to family

responsibilities

FAMILIES GCSE

Feminist

perspective Method : other

sociologists work

OAKLEY

Addresses the idea of a conventional

“cereal packet” family

Stereotypes are now felt to be

increasingly archaic (out of date)

FAMILIES GCSE

Feminist perspective

Method : other

sociologists work

PARSONS

Nuclear family provides two

irreducible functions

1. Primary socialisation

2. Stabilisation of adult

personalities

FAMILIES GCSE

Functionalist

perspective

Method : other

sociologists work

RAPOPORT & RAPOPORT

Described five different aspects

of family diversity

1. Organisational

2. Cultural

3. Social class

4. Life course

5. Cohort

FAMILIES GCSE

Post modernist

perspective Method : other

sociologists work

WILLMOTT & YOUNG

Symmetrical families

Conjugal roles are more shared and

are of equal importance

Husband and wife more likely to

share roles and leisure time together

FAMILIES GCSE

Functionalist

perspective Method : structured

interviews

ZARETSKY

The family serves the needs of

capitalism and is a unit of

consumption

Women reproduce future workers and

look after current workers

FAMILIES GCSE

Marxist perspective

Method : other

sociologists work