2F Flashcards
1
Q
What did Parsons beloved about the family?
A
- Pre industrial families were mainly extended families
- Family lives together in a unit of production
2
Q
What were Parsons 2 functions of the family?
A
- Primary socialisation
- Stabilisation of adult personalities
3
Q
Who criticised Parsons and what with?
A
- Laslett, parish records
4
Q
What were Murdocks functions of the family?
A
- Stable satisfaction of the sex drive
- Biological reproduction of the next gen
- Socialisation of the young
- Meeting it’s member economic needs
5
Q
What were Fletchers functions of the family?
A
- Stable satisfaction of sexual needs
- Rearing of children
- Provision of a home
6
Q
Why did Marxists criticise this the functionalist theory of the family?
A
- The women doesnt create a ‘warm bath’ she soothers her alienated husband because of capitalism
