functionalist approach

Question 1

what is the nuclear family according to Murdock?

Answer 1

two generations- a married heterosexual couple and their offsprings living thougher

Question 2

what is a macro structural theory?

Answer 2

large scale structural theories

Question 3

what does functionalist Durkheim claim?

Answer 3

all institutions are interrelated and the family plays a major role in maintaining social stability, through socialising children into the norms and values of society

Question 4

what does functionalist Parsons argue?

Answer 4

institutions have become increasingly specialised (structural differentiation). within this process, the family has two main functions.

Question 5

what are the two main functions of the family according to Parsons?

Answer 5

socialisation of children and the stabilisation of adult personalities

Question 6

what does structural differentiation mean?

Answer 6

functionalist concept, which refers to the loss of institutions such as the family, along with the increasingly specialised remaining functions

Question 7

what does socialisation mean?

Answer 7

internalisation of norms and values

Question 8

what do functionalists regard gender roles to be?

Answer 8

inevitable and based on biological roles of men and women

Question 9

what does Parson describe the male role to be?

Answer 9

instrumental

Question 10

what does Parsons describe the female role to be?

Answer 10

expressive

Question 11

what does the instrumental role refer to?

Answer 11

the role traditionally taken by the man, where they are the breadwinner.

Question 12

what does the expressive role refer to?

Answer 12

the role traditionally taken on by women, where that are the caregivers