Functionalists
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- Created on: 17-04-16 21:11
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- Murdock
- 1. Socialization
- Reproduce norms and values - teach children what is acceptable behaviour.
- 2. Reproduction
- Produce new generations
- 3. Econmic
- Provide shelter and financial security.
- 4. Sexual
- Parents are responsible for controlling the sex drive of the children teaching them what is acceptable.
- Functionalists
- Parsons
- Stabilisation of adult personalities.
- The personality produced in primary socialisation is kept stable by the members of the family.
- Expressive role - women - The caring role in the family
- Instrumental role - men - The breadwinner one that goes and makes the money.
- Primary socialization
- Teaching children norms and values that are accepted of them in wider society.
- Criticisms
- Extremely sexist.
- Out of date
- Stabilisation of adult personalities.
- Parsons
- Criticisms
- Out of date
- Doesn't take into account family diversity.
- 1. Socialization
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