Sociologists from Topic 1 of Families and Households

Laslett (1972)

only 10% of pre-industrial families were actually extended. Probably due to late marriage, early death and sending away children.

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Anderson (1971)

Looked at Preston and found post-industrial families were extended, They had developed a mutual economic support system.

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Young and Willmott (1957)

The movement to nuclear was slower than Parsons said. Extended Families still existed in large numbers during the 1950s.

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Marcuse (1964)

Claimed that working-class families are encouraged to pursue 'false needs' in the form of the latest consumer goods.

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Benston (1972)

Nuclear Family is important to Capitalism because it rears the future workforce at little cost to the Capitalist State

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Looked at Preston and found post-industrial families were extended, They had developed a mutual economic support system.

Anderson (1971)

The movement to nuclear was slower than Parsons said. Extended Families still existed in large numbers during the 1950s.

Claimed that working-class families are encouraged to pursue 'false needs' in the form of the latest consumer goods.

Nuclear Family is important to Capitalism because it rears the future workforce at little cost to the Capitalist State

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