ldquo An eco unit the nuclear family is a variable stabilizing force in the capitalist society...........

Sociology Preliminary Marriage , family and kinship

“An eco unit, the nuclear family is a variable stabilizing force in the capitalist society since the Prod- which is done in the home is paid for by the husband-Father’s earnings, his ability to withhold labour from the market is much reduced. This Marxist perspective is given by

Karl Marx

Engels

Kathleen Gough

Margaret Betson

Explanation:

- The given statement discusses the nuclear family as a stabilizing force in capitalist society, focusing on the husband's earnings and the impact on labor.

- Option 1: Karl Marx – Laid the foundation for Marxist theory, but did not specifically focus on the nuclear family in this way.

- Option 2: Engels – *Correct Answer*. Engels, particularly in his work "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State," argued that the nuclear family supports capitalist society because domestic labor is unpaid and ties the worker to the labor market.

- Option 3: Kathleen Gough – An anthropologist who wrote about family and kinship but was not central to original Marxist thought on the nuclear family.

- Option 4: Margaret Betson – Not known for work in Marxist theory of the family, and not associated with these arguments.