Compare and contrast the order and conflict perspectives on the myth of separate worlds as it relates to the idea of the family as a "haven in a heartless world."
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Feedback: In the myth of separate worlds, social relations within the home are thought to be different from those in the world at large. The family is a place of love and trust, where individuals escape from the outside world. It makes a distinction between public and private realms with the family as a "haven in a heartless world." In the order perspective, families provide a haven from the harsh outside world of work and the marketplace. The nuclear family is the bedrock of society in an achievement-oriented world. From the conflict perspective, the family is not the haven posited by the order theorists. Broader social systems enter into the family and reproduce the conflicts and tensions found in the rest of society. Family relations are not simply matters of love and agreement, but political arrangements as well. What is thought to be a private relationship of love is really a social relationship of power. At the micro level, conflict is generated by (a) women's resistance to men's dominance, and (b) employment and economic hardships, which work against family companionship. Thus, the modern family is not a tranquil institution, but one fraught with potential and actual conflict.
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