Open AccessClass, Ethnicity, and the Family in Contemporary Society
Author(s) -
Rody Gladis Kaufman,
Bilge Barbara J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
central issues in anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1937-6227
pISSN - 0739-7917
DOI - 10.1525/cia.1979.1.1.79
Subject(s) - ethnic group , capitalism , politics , sociology , class (philosophy) , gender studies , political economy , political science , anthropology , epistemology , law , philosophy
This paper attempts to demonstrate that observed variations in the family structure of the contemporary Capitalist World are determined primarily by the political and economic conditions peculiar to Capitalism, and that ethnicity has a subsidiary influence upon family structure. The paper also intends to explore the functions of the family within the Capitalist System and to examine the resulting positions and roles of women within the family types encountered.