Theories of the Family - Functionalism pt.1

Functions of the Family

• They take a postive view of the family, due to the fact, they see the family performing a beneficial funtion to both wider society and its individual memeber. 
• Family plays a vital role in maintaining the social system as a whole.
• The family meets the needs of other sub-systems such as the economy

EVALUATION 

- They assume that the family is harmonious and ignore conflict and exploitation e.g. child abuse

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