THEORIES OF THE FAMILY - FUNCTIONALISTS Flashcards
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What are Murdock’s four functions of the family?
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1/ Stabilsation of sex drive od adults
2/ Reproduction of next generation
3/ Socialisation of the young
4/ Meetings members economic needs
2
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What are criticisms of Murdock’s theory?
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It is a ‘rose tinted’ harmonious consensus view that that the family meets the need of both wider society and all the members of the family. In reality, this may not actually happen.
3
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What is Parsons’ ‘functional fit theory’?
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4
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What is the geographically mobile workforce?
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5
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What is the socially mobile workforce?
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6
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What is the loss of function according to functionalists?
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7
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What does Parsons say about two irreducible functions of the family?
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