Sociology of the family: key concepts and trends

A short quiz to test your knowledge on the key concepts and trends within family. 

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  • Created on: 17-12-12 14:50
Who studied 250 societies and claimed that the nuclear family was present in all of them?
Murdock
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Who came up with the term 'cereal packet image of the family'?
Leach
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Who studied family life in Bethnal Green (East London) in the 1950s?
Willmott and Young
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Which sociologist uses the term 'beanpole family' to describe families today?
Barren
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Who created the two functions of the family in society?
Parsons
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Which sociologist suggests kin outside the nuclear family are important?
McGlone et al.
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Who came up with the term 'cereal packet image of the family'?

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Leach

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Who studied family life in Bethnal Green (East London) in the 1950s?

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Which sociologist uses the term 'beanpole family' to describe families today?

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Who created the two functions of the family in society?

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