Functionalist view of the family
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- Created on: 13-02-19 16:39
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- Functionalist view of the family
- George murdock
- The family is universal
- REPS..(reproduction, economic, primary socialisation, sexual regulation).
- Talcott parsons
- Family has lost functions -structural differentiation
- Two irreduceable functions
- Primary socialisation teaches the norms and values of society=value consensus
- Stablisation of adult personalities
- Family provides a safe haven for adults to restablish personalities from stress of modern workplace
- Men: The instrumental leader (breadwinner)
- Women: the expressive leader (create the haven)
- Ronald fletcher
- The family has gained functions
- Healthcare
- Doctor referrals, managing exercise and diet
- Education
- Helping with homework, attending parents evening, buying resources
- Economic
- Unit of consumption instead of production
- Healthcare
- The family has gained functions
- Evaluation
- Strengths
- Shows how important the family is
- Shows how it adapts to meet the needs of society
- Shows how important the family is
- Weaknesses
- outdated-nuclear family no longer dominant
- sexist stereotypes of men and womens roles
- too rosetitnted. doesn't consider the dark side of the family
- sexist stereotypes of men and womens roles
- outdated-nuclear family no longer dominant
- Strengths
- George murdock
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