Marxist perspective on family and social policy

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A Levels Sociology (Family and Households) Mind Map on Marxist perspective on family and social policy, created by dottydiva96 on 04/01/2014.
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Marxist perspective on family and social policy
  1. Conflict theory
    1. Society is based on class conflict
      1. Bourgeoisie and the proletartiet
        1. RC own means of production and exploit WC who are nothing but labour power
      2. All institutions in a capitalist society help maintain class inequality and exploitation
        1. State and policies serve capitalism
          1. Low level of state pensions are a way of 'maintaining' people at minimum cost once they can no longer produce profits
            1. Improvements can be lost again
            2. Some policies have come because of capitlism
              1. During WWII women could work because men were fighting
                1. Women were the reserved army of labour
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