Industralisation Of Families

The family and social changes: Industralisation

According to some sociologist the nuclear family existed before industralisation and for other sociologist nuclear family was formed when industralisation took place.

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What is the most common family form found in the pre-industrial societies?
Extended Family
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What did parsons argue about pre industrial society?
Most common family form was extended and the family was a unit of production
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What happened to the extended families when industralisation took place?
The most common family form was Nuclear families
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What is meant by the term 'Isolated nuclear family'?
A isolated nuclear family is the typical form in modern society and it is isolated from the nuclear family
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Peter Laslett provided evidence which indicated that
Extended family was uncommon in pre- industrail society
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What did parsons argue about pre industrial society?

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Most common family form was extended and the family was a unit of production

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What happened to the extended families when industralisation took place?

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What is meant by the term 'Isolated nuclear family'?

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Peter Laslett provided evidence which indicated that

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