Functionalist Theories and Criticisms on The Family
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- Functionalist Theories and Criticisms
- Murdock
- The Nuclear family is universal
- As it performs 4 major functions
- Stable Satisfaction of Sex Drive
- However
- The view is rose-tinted as it ignores exploitation within it:
- Feminists see the nuclear family as serving the needs of men and oppressing women
- Marxists see it as serving the needs of capitalism
- The view is rose-tinted as it ignores exploitation within it:
- However
- Reproduction
- Socialization of norms and values to children
- Meeting Economic needs
- Stable Satisfaction of Sex Drive
- As it performs 4 major functions
- The Nuclear family is universal
- Parsons
- The Family has 2 'basic and irreducible' functions
- Socialization of children of norms and values
- However
- Zaretsky (Marxist)
- Suggests that this is a 'pressure valve' that provides emotional support so the parents can handle another day of being oppressed by higher classes
- Zaretsky (Marxist)
- However
- Stabilization of the adult personalities. A 'Safety-valve' where the parents can relax and feel emotionally secure
- However
- Parsons ignores that this process can be resisted by children
- However
- Socialization of children of norms and values
- Fit theory- Industrialization cause the shift from extended to nuclear families
- As it created a:
- Socially mobile workforce
- Geographically mobile workforce
- However
- Willmott and Young
- Pre-Industrial families tended to be nuclear and not extended to lower life expectancy
- Willmott and Young
- As it created a:
- The Family has 2 'basic and irreducible' functions
- Murdock
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