FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD FUCTIONALIST

Define Value consensus

Teaches shared norms and values, helping maintain social order

Define Socialisation

Primary agent of socialisation espacially in early childhood

Define Social Solidarity?

Contribute unity and helping by common values

Define Stablisation

Provides emotional support and stability for adults

Define Social Control

Regulate behaviour through informal language

What is Murdock argument about Nuclear family?

Argues that Murdock provides these 4 functions

Sexual Function- Stable satisfaction of the sex drive with the same partner, preventing the social disruption

Economic function- Meeting its members economic needs. such as food and shelter

Reproductive Function- Reproduction of the next generation without which society could not continue

Educational Function- Socialisation of the young into society’s shared norms and values

What are the criticism of Murdock?

Feminist- Argues that family is for serving the needs of men

Marxist- Argues that Fuctionalist view of the family meets the needs of capitalism

What is Parsons view of Family?

that performs two essential functions: primary socialisation of children and the stabilisation of adult personalities, supported by a gender‑based division of labour (instrumental male role and expressive female role).

What does Parsons argue about the extended family and nuclear family

Extended family- best fit the needs of pre-industrial society

Nuclear family- better fit the needs of modern industrial society

What are the criticisms of Parsons?

Laslett- Contradicts parsons idea of family being extended before industrial revolution it was more nuclear than he suggested

Anderson- Contradicts parsons idea of family being nuclear after industrial revolution, it was extended that helped with New way of life

Give three Evaluation of Fuctionalist perspective of the family

Fuctionalist- Overlook the dark side of the family. (e.g Domestic abuse contradicts the positive function of the family 1 in 4 women are abused)

Feminists argue that the functionalist view of the family is oppresive to women due to roles of being the carer

Families don’t always perfom positive can learn negative values/ behaviour in a family