Functionalists Flashcards
Murdock
Gender - Women are located in the home because of their biological function of bearing children
Parsons gender
Gender - Women are more likely to abandon their careers and are less value to employers
Evidence - gender
Research shows that over 50% of women drop out of the workforce to take care of their children post maternity leave
AO3 - gender
gender Even when women work continuously they still end up in low paid jobs
Oakley
Gender roles are socially constructed rather than based on biological differences
Evidence Gender AO3
gender roles changing throughout time - during world war 2 women in the US took on roles in the factories and other traditionally male dominated fields
Parsons - ethnic
Ethnicity - Through assimilation a shared value system would emerge and all citizens would play a full role in meritocratic society
Evidence - ethnic
Ethnicity - shared value system - same laws exist in every EU country which is done through the CJEU - university of Sunderland 2022
Patterson
Ethnicity - Presented Britain as a orderly society with a high degree of consensus - this equilibrium was disrupted by the arrival of immigrants, who had different norms and values, this resulted in a culture clash
Postmodernists
Britain is multicultural and diversity should be celebrated
Evidence - Ethnic AO3
Ethnicity - Britain Is diverse - In London 46% of the population are part of ethnic minority groups
Husband + Hartmann
Ethnicity - Found young people who lived in multi-racial areas were far less likely to be racist than those who lived in predominantly white areas
Parsons - age
Age - Some elderly became less physically able to maintain their roles specifically in the world of work. New roles may be acquired
Evidence - age
Average age of retirement in the uk is around 65 - 2021 Gov uk
Cummings + Henry
age - with ageing, a persons abilities are likely to deteriorate. This managed disengagement allows others to take on roles that the elderly can no longer fill
Hunt
age - disengagement theory ignores the fact the some people do not wish to disengage
Functionalists
Ignore the negative experiences of ageing e.g. reduced mobility
Evidence - age AO3
Around 60% of those 80 and older have a disability - Age UK 2014
