Families perform 4 needs - Stable satisfaction of the sex drive, Reproduction of the next generation, Sociolisation of the young, Meeting economic needs
CRITICISMS:
Feminists - Serving the needs of men and oppressing women
Maxists - Meets the needs of capitalism not society as a whole.
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PARSONS
Extended family
Nuclear family
Two types of society - Pre-industrial and modern industrial
SOCIALLY MOBILE WORKFORCE:
Evolving technology
Modern industrial
Geographically mobile workforce - Most people lived and worked in the same villiage
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LOSS of functions
Nuclear family performs 2 funtions:
Stabilisation of adult personalities - The family = a relaxed place to come back to
Primary socialisation - equipt people with basic skills to intergrate them into society
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