Parsons' 'functional fit theory'
The range of functions that the family performs depends on the society where it is found, this determines the structure it will have. Either the three-generational or the two-generational.
The extended family is multi-functional as a unit of consumption and production.
The nuclear family allows geographical mobility aswell as social mobility.
The nuclear family is left with two irreducible functions of primary socialisation and sabilisation of adult personalities.
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