Sociology functional perspective
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- Created on: 15-05-16 12:01
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- Functional perspective
- George Peter Murdock
- Nuclear family universal
- 4 basic functions: sexual, reproductive, economic, educational
- 'rose-tinted'; harmonious; ignores dark side of family such as violence & abuse
- D.H.J. Morgan notes Murdock does not states to what extent these basic functions are inevitably linked with nuclear family.
- Talcott Parsons - 'basic and irreducible' functions
- Primary socialization (internalizing society's culture)
- (instrumental/expressive roles)
- Stabilization of adult personalities (emotional security)
- idealising families
- based on American families; no classes, regions, religions, ethnic diversity
- like Murdock, fails to explore functional alternatives to family
- ignores two-way interaction process between parents and children
- like Murdock, fails to explore functional alternatives to family
- based on American families; no classes, regions, religions, ethnic diversity
- Primary socialization (internalizing society's culture)
- George Peter Murdock
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