Theories of the family summary

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Functionalists
take a CONSENSUS view, see it as a universal institution that performs essential functions for society and its members
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Parsons
sees a functionalist fit between the nuclear family and modern society's needs in an industrial society
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Marxists
family as serving the economic and ideological needs for capitalism such as the transmission of private property from one generation to another
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Feminists
see the family as reinforcing patriarchy
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Criticisms for functionalists, marxists and functionalists
neglecting family diversity and individual's capacity to choose their own family arrangements
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Personal life perspective
argues we must focus on the meanings people give to relationships and on how they define what counts as family
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sees a functionalist fit between the nuclear family and modern society's needs in an industrial society

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Marxists

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Feminists

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Criticisms for functionalists, marxists and functionalists

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