sociology-functionalism

functionalism

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  • Created by: shareen
  • Created on: 18-11-11 19:51
How many societies did he study?
250
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What conclusion did he come to?
Family is universal
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according to functionalist, what is the best family form
nuclear
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What families did Parsons use in his research
American
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What caused the family to only have two functions, accroding to Parsons
Industrialisation
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What is the 'warm bath theory'
family soaks away tension
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why do functionalsits favour the nuclear family?
children are provided with male and female role models
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Why are functionalists largely critisced
for ignoring the 'dark-side' of the family
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clare

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This quiz was useful :)

Sam

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Question one- you got the second name right, but his first name is George, not Peter :)  but good quiz 

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