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Functionalism on family Flashcards

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What is the structural view

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Believes society shapes individuals and determines our behaviour through the socialisation process

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What is the consensus view

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Believes that society benefits all members of society equally as people share values and culture

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What view is functionalism

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Structural and consensus

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What do functionalists believe about social institutions

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Have a function in society and they all have their part to play in maintaining social order

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What’s social order

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Maintenance of a stable society

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What is value consensus

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When everyone shared the same norms and values then creates social solidarity

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What is social solidarity

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A sense of belonging and a sense of community

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What is organic analogy

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Functionalists think that society is like a human body

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What are the functionalists ideas of the body and society

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Every part has function helps to keep it alive and breathing= every part keeps society going
Grows and develops over time
All body parts work together in big system= parts of society are interdependent
Fights disease= mechanisms to deal with occurring problems

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What do functionalists believe about the family

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That it’s important to society because it has functions for individuals within the family and for society

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What are functional prerequisites

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Society has certain basic needs taht need to be met if it is to continue successfully into the future

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What are the four basic functions of the family

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Reproductive
Sexual
Educational
Economic

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Criticisms of murdocks study

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Outdated
Reproduction- size of family declined because of women’s attitude
Sexual- decline in religion means sex before marriage is a norm, homosexuality accepted
Educational- concerns on mass media, peer groups have become more influential than family fuelling social problems
Economic- mother now works, increased symmetrical family, government benefits

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What is parsons study (1955)

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Interested in historical development of family in order to explain why nuclear family has been dominant.

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What is the functional fit theory

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Idea that the family and it’s functions will adapt to ‘fit’ the needs of the society in which it’s found. Focussed on role of industrialisation of family

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What did parsons believe about family structures

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Parsons believed taht in pre industrial societies the extended family was the norm whereas, the nuclear family because the norm in industrial societies.

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What was the traditional pre industrial family like

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Large and extended
Multi functional- education, healthcare
Unit of both production and consumption 
Static in location 
No oppertunities or social mobility 
Family for support 
Work and home not separate 
Ascribed status
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What was the modern industrial family like

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Small, nuclear, modified extended
Only performs a couple functions 
Unit of consumption 
Geographically mobile
Move up and down social class 
Variety of agencies and institutions for support
Separated work and home
Stays achieved
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What is structural differntiation

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When healthcare and education used to be responsibility for the family but specialist institutions have taken over

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What are the two basic and vital functions Parsons argued the family retain

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Primary socialisation

The stabilisation of adult personalities

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What is the primary socialisation function

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Family main centre of primary socialisation- teaching norms and values which prepare child to take their place as an adult in society. Mothers play the role of nurturing and socialisation in families. Families are part of social control

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What is the stabilisation of adult personalities function

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Provide comfort and emotional support for adults and allow adults to indulge in childish behaviour when playing with children which should be the female in the expressive role.
Male in instrumental role needs stress relieving after work.
Warm bath theory

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What’s the warm bath theory

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The family is like a warm bath which relieves pressures of work and contemporary society just as a warm bath soothes and relaxes body

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According to parsons what is the females role in the family

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Expressive role= housewife

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According to parsons what is the male role in the family

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Instrumental role= breadwinner

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Criticisms of parsons 2 functions

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Both women and men work
Primary- the father also now does the process of nurturing and socialisation in families
Warm bath- families can be hostile, domestic violence, child abuse
Outdated
Same sex families or lone parent not included saying they don’t have these functions socialisation isn’t always a one way process

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Criticisms of functionalism

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Lesley 1972 claimed industrialisation didn’t create nuclear family as it existed before.
Wilmott and Young 1957 families adapt to society , extended family survived past industrialisation.
ETHNOCENTRIC- middle class American society
Rose tinted picture of family life
Outdated

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Supportings of functionalism

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Parsons work on functional fit influenced other sociologists to look at how society changed and how family adapt.
Successfully explains how family controls behaviour
Dominant in 1950s

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What did Chester suggest 1985

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despite families appearing to have changed since the industrial revolution. Suggested that nuclear family has simply transitioned to a neo conventional family

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What is a neo conventional family

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Dual earning family where both partners work

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Criticisms of Chester

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Doesn’t include Lone parent or same sex families
Outdated because homosexuality Is now legal
Ethnocentric- western

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What was murdocks study

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250 societies and found nuclear family existed in each society either on its own or within an extended family. Concluded nuclear family was universal

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What did Murdock say the reproductive function of the family is

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Childbearing occurs within marital and family context in more cultures. Children symbolic of couples emotional commitment. Children symbolise marital relationship and family life

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Murdocks sexual basic function

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Nuclear family functions regulate sexual behaviour therefore functions for good of both individual and society. Marital sex creates powerful emotional bond between couple encouraging life long commitment

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Murdocks educational basic functions

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Primary sociolisation occurs within family. Culture needs to be transmitted to next generation

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Murdocks economic function of family

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Parents show commitment to care, protection, maintenance of children by becoming productive workers. Use wages to provide housing, food, clothing

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