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What influences shape family life according to the text?
What influences shape family life according to the text?
Legal norms, moral values, family ideology
How does traditional functionalist approach view the role of families?
How does traditional functionalist approach view the role of families?
Maintaining order, performing essential functions for individuals and society
What is the role of the state in the 'supportive state' model according to Eichner (2010)?
What is the role of the state in the 'supportive state' model according to Eichner (2010)?
Supporting families in performing caretaking and human development functions
How has the state's relationship with families evolved in industrialized nations?
How has the state's relationship with families evolved in industrialized nations?
What does family ideology define the family as according to the text?
What does family ideology define the family as according to the text?
What does the New Right propose in terms of the state's role in family structures and relationships?
What does the New Right propose in terms of the state's role in family structures and relationships?
According to Neale (2000), what type of family structure is seen as providing emotional and psychological benefits?
According to Neale (2000), what type of family structure is seen as providing emotional and psychological benefits?
From the New Right perspective, what is considered wrong and unproductive?
From the New Right perspective, what is considered wrong and unproductive?
What do Conflict perspectives like Marxism focus on in relation to the family and the state?
What do Conflict perspectives like Marxism focus on in relation to the family and the state?
How does Althusser view families?
How does Althusser view families?
What has liberal feminism traditionally looked to the state and legal agencies for?
What has liberal feminism traditionally looked to the state and legal agencies for?
What is the primary focus of feminist sociology regarding the family?
What is the primary focus of feminist sociology regarding the family?
How does the state generally view the private life of the family in democratic societies?
How does the state generally view the private life of the family in democratic societies?
What are some policies advocated by liberal feminists to support women in balancing work and family responsibilities?
What are some policies advocated by liberal feminists to support women in balancing work and family responsibilities?