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Hi babes x

well you could take a feminist approach and examine how they view the family as one of many institutions within scoiety that exploits women.

secondly you could look at a new right perspective and explore how new right are against any fmaily type other than the nuclear family because they beleive fatherless families generates crime because there is a lack of discipline.

you could look at marxism and how marxists see the family as a unit that helps capitalism continue, as the woman in the family provides a haven for the male to relax and feel rejuvinated for work the next day. they also consider the family to provide a reserve army of labour for capitalism.

functionalism believes that the ideal family type is nuclear, with the woman being the homemaker and the man the breadwinner. look at parsons and goode.

there is soooooo much to write about the family, i studied it for a whole term! x

those are awfully broad subjects, care to narrow the discussion?