Functionalism - AQA SOCIOLOGY A LEVEL

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How many societies did Murdock look at?
200-250
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What is the analogy that functionalists use called?
Organic Analogy
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What were the two functions Parsons said the nuclear family performed?
Primary socialisation & Stabilisation of Adult Personalities
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Who came up with the idea of the Functional Fit?
Talcott Parsons
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Which was the best, according to Parsons, fitted family type for pre-industrial societies?
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What is the analogy that functionalists use called?

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What were the two functions Parsons said the nuclear family performed?

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Who came up with the idea of the Functional Fit?

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Which was the best, according to Parsons, fitted family type for pre-industrial societies?

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