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Functionalist perspective on family - Coggle Diagram
Functionalist
perspective on
family
Murdock theory
of family
procreation
societal benefit as it
brings new members
to survive
symbol of couples
emotiomal commitment
sexual
societal benefit of order
in sexual availability
reinforce emotional
commitment
economic
parents support children
to eventually become good
citizens + workers
children are economically
deprndant for several years for
food + shelter
education
culture is reproduced and
passed down
kids learn how to fit into
society + how to conform
through key values and
norms
Murdock evaluation
ubiquity of the
nuclear family
failure to abolish
nuclear family
Russian Gov made divorce +
abortion easier
=rise in homeless children
crime
-ethnocentric
failure to keep up
with modern trends
=feminisation of work
=change in fertility rates
reproductive + sexual
funftiond are not effective
anymore
Parsons Functional Fit
Theory
Pre-industrial
=1800s
=agriculture
=extended fam
dominance
Industrial society
=1800-1900
=nuclear family
=need to be
geographically mobile
=factories
Post Industrial
=service sector
=decline of factory jobs
=family diversity