Sociology- Functions (family)
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- Created on: 14-02-13 17:16
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- FUNCTIONALISTS
- Murdock (1949)
- Family performs 4 main functions
- 3) Primary Socialisation
- Socialises young children what society values are eg general manner
- 2) Reproduction of the next generation
- Without this society could not continue as no new generation will be born
- 1) Stable satisfaction of the sex drive
- Prevents the social disruption caused by the sexual "free-for-all". Stops teenage pregnancy, disease spreading and minimises divorce (break up of the nuclear family.
- 4) Economic Stability
- Keeping the family economically stable EG substantual amounts of food and shelter
- 3) Primary Socialisation
- Family performs 4 main functions
- Parsons (1955)
- Distinguishes between two types of family structure
- Nuclear Family
- Extended
- Two types of societies
- Modern industrial - Nuclear
- Pre-industrial society -Extended
- Industrial society has 2 main functions - geographically mobile workforce and socially mobile workforce
- Modern industrial - Nuclear
- Industrial society has 2 main functions - geographically mobile workforce and socially mobile workforce
- says: when society industrialises the family changes + loses its functions
- Due to the loss it performs 2 essential functions: primary socialisation of children and the stabilisation of adult personalities
- Distinguishes between two types of family structure
- Murdock (1949)
- Family performs 4 main functions
- 3) Primary Socialisation
- Socialises young children what society values are eg general manner
- 2) Reproduction of the next generation
- Without this society could not continue as no new generation will be born
- 1) Stable satisfaction of the sex drive
- Prevents the social disruption caused by the sexual "free-for-all". Stops teenage pregnancy, disease spreading and minimises divorce (break up of the nuclear family.
- 4) Economic Stability
- Keeping the family economically stable EG substantual amounts of food and shelter
- 3) Primary Socialisation
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