Functionalist + new right view of the nuclear family

Functionalist view

• Parsons (functionalist) sees that there is a 'functional fit' between the nuclear family and modern society. A nuclear family is both geographically and socially mobile and therefore meet the needs of society.
• Parsons also sees the nuclear family performing two functions - the socialisation of children and the stabalisation of adult personalities.
• As the nuclear family is the best, other family types are seen as abnormal.

New right view

• They are conservative/anti-feminist
• They are opposed to family diversity
• There is only one correct family type - the traditional nuclear family 
• The nuclear family is natural and based on biological defferences between men and women
• The decline of the traditional nuclear family and the growth of family diversity…