Engels — gender and family
Friedrich Engels' Marxist analysis of family as economic institution that arose with private property and class systems, arguing women's oppression is tied to economic systems.
Real World
Inheritance laws in Victorian Britain, which denied married women the right to own property until the Married Women's Property Acts (1870, 1882), directly reflect Engels' argument that the monogamous family was constructed to protect male property rights.
Exam Focus
When applying Engels, link property inheritance explicitly to patrilineal control — vague references to 'capitalism' alone will not access top mark-band AO2.
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