The New Right

Question 1

Like functionalists what do they believe

Answer 1

The nuclear family is the ideal type of family for society

Question 2

Why is the nuclear family ideal for society

Answer 2

Provides social economic and psychological stability family continuity and primary socialisation

Question 3

Patricia Morgan

Answer 3

Marriage as opposed to cohabitation is a more desirable relationship state for both individuals and societies

Question 4

What 3 things does Morgan say cohabitation is

Answer 4

Unstable
Fragmentary
Abusive

Question 5

Unstable

Answer 5

More likely to fracture than marriages - cohabitation is more like a single person rather than a marriage

Question 6

Fragmentary

Answer 6

Couples who have children before they get married are more likely to get divorced than those who get married first

Question 7

Abusive

Answer 7

Women and children are at risk of physical and sexual abuse than if they were married