Functionalism (full)
Covering:
- organic analigy
- the functionalist view
- criticisms of functionalist view
- Murdocks views & criticisms (1949)
- Parsons views & criticisms (1955)
- Willmott and Youngs views & criticisms (1973)
- Breakdown of extended family and increase in new privatized nuclear family
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- Functionalism
- Functions of the family
- Murdock (1949)
- 1. Sex drvie
- The need for sexual relations in a marriage
- Criticism: people having sex outside marriage
- The need for sexual relations in a marriage
- 2. Reproduction
- Need for children in order to keep the family going
- Criticism: Couples may not want to have children
- Some women are career oriented - impact of feminism
- Introduction of contraception
- Criticisms: same-sex marriage
- Criticism: Couples may not want to have children
- Need for children in order to keep the family going
- 3. Socialisation of the young
- Responsibility of typically the mother to teach the children right and wrong
- Criticism: Children can go to nursery as well as other available services
- Criticism: Dual Earner because mum and dad may need to both work
- Responsibility of typically the mother to teach the children right and wrong
- 4. Economic needs
- The father providing food and shelter for family - typical bread winner
- Criticism: Welfare State - mum and dad may not have to work
- Criticism: Dual Earner because mum and dad may need to both work
- Criticism: Welfare State - mum and dad may not have to work
- The father providing food and shelter for family - typical bread winner
- 1. Sex drvie
- Parsons (1955)
- 1. Primary Socialisation of Children
- children learn the accept the norms and values of society (sexual division of labour)
- Criticism: Outdated and does not reflect equality in the household
- children learn the accept the norms and values of society (sexual division of labour)
- 2. The Stabilisation of adult personalities
- Expressive role - mum as carer and housewife
- Instrumental role - dad as breadwinner
- Untitled
- Criticism: Parsons ignores the "dark side" of the family - e.g. domestic violence, child abuse
- Criticism: He says that the classic extended family is dying out yet nowadays grandparents are often used as free child care
- 'Fit Theory' that family adapts to society
- "Warm Bath Theory" (1930s) - Women's role is that they need to look after the men in order for them to excel
- Man is the breadwinner
- Potential threat of domestic violence
- 1. Primary Socialisation of Children
- Willmott and Young (19730
- Symmetrical family
- Roles in the family are becoming more gender neutral
- Reasons why?
- Feminism
- Women have higher expectations thanks to impact and legacy of feminism
- Emancipation of women
- Structural Differentiation
- Decline in stigma against working mums
- Stereotypes are breaking
- Rise in dual earners in families
- Commercialisation of household goods
- E.g. Dishwashers, hoovers, washing machine, microwave, fridge/freezer
- Feminism
- Nuclear family
- Functionalists believe that the nuclear family has become isolated and private
- Not a lot of dependence on extended kin (wider family)
- Geographically separated
- Become more reliant on the Welfare State
- Health Care (NHS)
- Benefits
- Education
- Police
- Industrialisation (1800-1920)
- Decline in extended family and increase in nuclear family
- Building of factories and decline in agricutlure
- People having less children
- Transport infrastructure
- Symmetrical family
- Murdock (1949)
- View of funtionalism
- Organic Analigy
- Society are like organs we need them all to function and work together
- Nuclear family
- Functionalists believe that the nuclear family has become isolated and private
- Not a lot of dependence on extended kin (wider family)
- Geographically separated
- Become more reliant on the Welfare State
- Health Care (NHS)
- Benefits
- Education
- Police
- Industrialisation (1800-1920)
- Decline in extended family and increase in nuclear family
- Building of factories and decline in agricutlure
- People having less children
- Transport infrastructure
- Organic Analigy
- Criticisms of functionalism
- "Dark side" of family - Parsons
- Feminism: patriarchy
- "Family is bad because it's based on men"
- Diversity of family types e.g. not just nuclear families we have step families as well as others
- Doesn't consider alternative family types e.g. same-sex, polygamy.
- Functions of the family
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