Functionalist view of family
- Created by: Mima
- Created on: 14-02-22 21:16
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- Functionalist view of the family
- Parsons
- Functional fit
- Industrial= nuclear
- Geographically mobile
- Socially mobile
- Structural diffrentiaition
- Other institutions now perform healthcare, socialisation, educ etc- extended family not needed
- Only things that cant be replaced are- primary socialisation and stabilisation of adult personality
- Pre industrial= extended
- Strong kinship
- Industrial= nuclear
- Warm bath theory
- family makes workers feel loved and cared for
- Can 'switch off'
- Gender roles
- Expressive- female housewife= caring, nurturing
- Instrumental= man, breadwinner, protector
- Functional fit
- Murdock
- 4 functions
- Satisfaction of sex drive
- Reproduction
- Socialisation of children
- Economic needs
- -Too rose tinted, these can be performed by other institutions not just family
- 4 functions
- Organic analogy
- The family along work alongside institutions like healthcare, educations etc
- Essential for society/ economy
- Parsons
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