G672 AS Sociology- Family- Functionalists

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Talcott Parsons
Identified two key functions of the family; socialisation of adult personalities and socialisation of children
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George Murdock 1949
Idenitified four main functions of the family; sexual, economic, education, reproductive
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Edmund Leach 1967
Identified the nuclear family as the 'perfect' family. Called this the cereal packet family.
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Idenitified four main functions of the family; sexual, economic, education, reproductive

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George Murdock 1949

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Identified the nuclear family as the 'perfect' family. Called this the cereal packet family.

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