Families

Question 1

Murdock

Answer 1

• studied 250 societies and found that families were universal

Question 2

Murdock

Answer 2

“a social group characterized by economic cooperation, common residence and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes who have a socially accepted sexual relationship with one or more children own or adopted.

Question 3

Young and Willmot

Answer 3

• symmetrical families- spread to all social class, based on the relationship between husband and wife

Question 4

Beck and Beck

Answer 4

individualisation- individuals now choosing their own identities and lifestyles- no longer bound by tradition

Question 5

Klineberg

Answer 5

• individuals now living in large numbers for the first time in history.
  1. cult of the individual: individual no longer bound by the family or society but there own needs
  2. the communication revolution: individuals now can enjoy a social life with technology- no more loyalty to families any longer
  3. the aging population- individuals now living longer and so are divorced or widowed in old age.