Parsons: Argued 2 basic types of socitety:
- Traditional preindustrial society. (agriculture, working with family)
- Modern industrial society. (factories, urbanisation)
Function of the family, depended on type of society. Peticular structure + function of the family fit with the needs of the society.
- The extended family fits the needs of preindustrial society.
- Nuclear family fits needs of modern industrial society. - easier to move, less people.
Parsons saw Industrial Society as having 2 essential needs:
- Workforce needs to be geographically mobile, nuclear families can move easily.
- Individuals increase ther status by their own merit. No longer ascribed status. Young people indepnendant from families, find own occupation, and social solution.
Parsons called this type of family, the ISOLATED NUCLEAR FAMILY. As it is spearated from the rest of their family.
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