Socialisation link

What is the link between socialisation in relation to education and families and households?

Both contribute to teaching norms and values

What did Murdock believe was one of the functions of the family?

Education

What did Talcott Parsons mean by “structural differentiation”?

where roles traditionally performed by the family are increasingly taken over by other agencies, particularly the state.

How is education an example of structural differentiation?

Bc role of teaching norms and values was primarily done through families but now through education and other agencies like the state

What is Murdocks explanation for structural differentiation?

Industrial society is complex so people need to be socialised into universal values not particularistic ones the family gives