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Why might society need families?
Explain functionalism and Murdock’s four functions. Apply two functions and question whether families are necessary to provide them.
Open lesson →How does the family support industrial society?
Explain Parsons’ functional fit and proposed family roles. Test assumptions about industrialisation, mobility and gender.
Open lesson →Does the family benefit everyone?
Distinguish a contribution from necessity and universal benefit. Evaluate functionalist claims using distribution and counterexamples.
Open lesson →Does capitalism need the family?
Explain Marxist links between family life, capitalism, inheritance, ideology and consumption. Distinguish a theory from established fact.
Open lesson →How does the family reproduce inequality?
Explain how family resources can reproduce class inequality. Distinguish income from wealth and correlation from causation.
Open lesson →Is the family patriarchal?
Apply patriarchy to domestic labour and power. Explain gendered care using a case while recognising differences between households.
Open lesson →Do feminists agree about the family?
Compare liberal, Marxist and radical feminist explanations. Link each diagnosis to change and use intersectionality to qualify generalisations.
Open lesson →Are relationships becoming more individualised?
Explain individualisation and late-modern relationship arguments. Distinguish these from postmodern accounts and evaluate unequal choice.
Open lesson →Can personal relationships explain family life?
Use Smart and Finch to explain connectedness and recognition. Relate personal meanings to material conditions and enduring obligations.
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