Functions of families
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- Created on: 02-01-19 10:11
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- Functions of Families
- Functionalist
- Cornerstone of society
- Feel part of wider society
- Insufficient attention to 'dark side'
- Child abuse
- Domestic violence
- Murdock
- Four functions
- Sexual
- Emotional bond
- Maitains stability
- Emotional bond
- Reproduction
- Ensure continuation of society
- Educational
- Socialised
- Economic
- Provide basics for life
- Food
- Water
- Shelter
- Helps maintain economy
- Provide basics for life
- Sexual
- Four functions
- Parsons
- Primary socialisation
- Too deterministic
- Children may resist
- Parents incapable of enforcing values
- Too deterministic
- Stabilisation of adult personality
- 'Warm Bath Theory'
- Destress after work
- Maintains social stability
- Makes you feel loved and safe
- 'Warm Bath Theory'
- Outdated
- 1950s
- Britain more diverse
- Focus on American middle-class
- Primary socialisation
- Cornerstone of society
- Marxist
- Family= consumer units
- Support capitalism
- Goes unchallenged
- 'Cereal packet family'
- Buy products to be 'picture perfect'
- Support capitalism
- Private property
- Need to pass on household
- Old-fashioned
- More likely to marry for love
- Need to pass on household
- Maintains class inequality
- Socialises generations to accept social standing
- Family= consumer units
- Femenist
- Radical
- Enforces gender sterotypes
- Sexual division of labour
- Enforces gender sterotypes
- Marxist
- Nuclear family benedits capitalism
- Women can't succeed due to motherhood
- Not all women have children
- Women can be breadwinner
- Women can't succeed due to motherhood
- Nuclear family benedits capitalism
- Liberal
- Want to increase equality between sexes
- Not always male exploitation of women
- Ignores racial prejudice
- Radical
- Functionalist
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