The History of the Family
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- History of the family
- Talcott Parson's 'Functional Fit' (1955)
- Function of the family depends on the society it's found in.
- Pre Industrial
- Unit of Production
- Unit of Consumption
- Welfare (Health and Education)
- Industrial
- Primary Socialisation of Family
- Stabilisation of adult personalities
- Pre Industrial
- Industrialisation led to isolation of the nuclear family
- Geographically mobile
- More mobile because less members to move. (Allows urbanisation)
- Social Mobility
- Easier to move through social ranks. Grandparents can't hold down.
- Geographically mobile
- Function of the family depends on the society it's found in.
- Peter Laslett (1965)
- Found most Pre-industrial revolution were nuclear.
- Parish records - 1564 to 1821 = 10% of families were extended
- Average family size was 4.75 persons
- Micheal Anderson (1971)
- Industiralisation encouraged extended families
- 10% sample of 1851 census in Preston
- Only 23% were extended
- Suggested working class extended families provided support.
- Only 23% were extended
- Young + Willmott (1968)
- Extended families mainly in different houses
- Working class families generally supported eachother
- 1957 Study of Bethnal Green
- Mums help daughters - Securing housing with landlords
- Dads help sons - Jobs to work together
- Leisure time spent differently - All Men & All Women separate
- Working class families generally supported eachother
- Stages
- Stage 1
- Pre - Industrial: Family is a unit of production = NUCLEAR
- Stage 2
- Early Industrialisation: Widespread poverty. Men= Working Women = Spread kinship.
- Mum Centered working class extended family
- Early Industrialisation: Widespread poverty. Men= Working Women = Spread kinship.
- Stage 3
- The Symmetrical Family: Nuclear but life is focused on the home. Similar roles
- Stage 4
- The Asymmetrical Family: Working class copy higher classes. Women = Home Men = Work
- Stage 1
- Extended families mainly in different houses
- Talcott Parson's 'Functional Fit' (1955)
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