Book Title:
Author(s):
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
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
2.
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
7.
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 Functionalism Murdock AO3: Parson\'s - Warm Bath AO3: Outdated women now working too and sex outside of a relationship is normal 3.Marxism Zaretsky AO3: Fran Ansley 4.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
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
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
5.
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
7.
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
8.
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
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller rosetutor. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
No, you only buy these notes for $11.50. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
48298 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 15 years now
