Functionalist perspective of the family
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- Created on: 29-12-12 11:27
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- Functionalist perspective of the family
- Murdock
- Nuclear family is universal, 250 different societies have nuclear family
- Family provide 4 functions
- Primary socialisation. Teach norms and values of society
- Economic support, provide for each other
- Reproduce society members
- Stable sexual relationships between adults
- Critiicisms
- The 4 funtions can be provided by other institutions
- Marxist and Feminist say the functionalist fail to see the 'dark side' of the family
- The family is the cornerstone of society, important foundation where everything can build from
- Parsons
- Nuclear family not universal
- In pre-industrial times the extended family existed
- A unit of consumption
- A unit of production
- Willmot and Yound criticise this as life expectancy wasnt long enough to have 3 generations living together
- In industrial times the nuclear family existed
- In pre-industrial times the extended family existed
- Family only provides 2 functions
- Primary socialisation
- Stablisation of adult personalities
- Nuclear family not universal
- Murdock
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