sociologists

Question 1

What perspective does Murdock write from?

Answer 1

Functionalist

Question 2

What is the four functions of the family according to Murdock?

Answer 2

Education, Reproduction, Economic, Sexual

Question 3

what does the reproduction role of the family entail?

Answer 3

-the family creates the next generation
-prepares children to reproduce when they are of age

Question 4

what does the econmoic function of the family entail?

Answer 4

-traditionally the man goes out to work to provide for the family
- women peform unpaid labour to keep the house running

Question 5

what is the education function of the family?

Answer 5

-primary socialisation of children
-canalisation of children to fit into their gender roles

Question 6

what is the sexual function of the family ?

Answer 6

-healthy and socially accepted sexual relationship within the marraige
-promotes hetrosexuality as the norm for society

Question 7

what are some criticisms of Murdock?

Answer 7

-teaching children the norms and values of the parents can cause a stagnant society
-femenists argue that the most universal family is the women and child

Question 8

What perspective does Parsons write from?

Answer 8

functionalist

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Primary socialisation
Stabalisation of adult personalities

Question 10

what is primary socialisation?

Answer 10

initial socialisation of children from the family where they learn basic norms and values

Question 11

what is stabalisation of adult personalities ?

Answer 11

When with their kids, adults can act on their more childish tendancies in order to burn off steam

Question 12

what is functional fit?

Answer 12

The family adapted to the industrail era, the nucleur family was formed during the industrial revolution when families had to be more mobile for work.

Question 13

what is the instrumental role?

Answer 13

The role that the father peforms where they disapline the child and promote competition especiallty with sons

Question 14

what is the exspressive role?

Answer 14

the role the mother takes on to nurture and take care of the children

Question 15

what is some criticisms of Parsons

Answer 15

-ethnocentric as his research only comes from the american family
-his views are outdated considering he wrote his book 60 years ago
-femenists believes that Parson doesnt understand the ture function of women in the family