Criticisms of Functionalist Theory
- Created by: C.P.
- Created on: 19-11-13 13:47
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- Criticisms of Functionalist Theory
- Not unviersal
- Doesnt accept any alternative types of family
- Not always possible to have parents
- Assumes that people cannot make their own decisions and they are completly subject to external factors
- Ignores the "dark side" of faimly - Child abuse + neglaect + violence
- Parents sometimes encourage chidlren not to go to school
- Parents can be bad role models which thsi ignores
- Outdated society (Murdock made his research in 1949)
- Marxists femisnsit - Warm bath only apllies to men + Women = servant role to men
- Today = childcare "dual burden" - day of work followed by housework
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