Functions of the family - Functionalism
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- Created on: 29-04-13 14:11
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2. What was the 'fitting' family type in the industrial society?
- Lone parent family
- Nuclear family
- Extended Family
3. What are the 4 main functions of the family?
- Stable satisfaction of sex drive, reproduction of next generation, socialisation of the young, meeting economic needs
- Stable satisfaction of sex drive, reproduction of next generation, socialisation of the young, financing amenities
4. Who says that the modern nuclear family has 2 irreducible functions?
- George Murdock
- Talcott Parsons
- Karl Marx
5. 2 criticisms of Murdock
- the 4 functions can be performed equally as well by other institutes and families. Functionalism ignores conflict, disagreement and exploitation
- The nuclear family can't perform any of the 4 functions according to marxists, other institutions perform these functions
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