Unit 1 SCLY1 - Culture and Identity; Families and Households; Wealth, Poverty and Welfare
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Summary Functionalism and the family
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Unit 1 SCLY1 - Culture and Identity; Families and Households; Wealth, Poverty and Welfare
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An in depth document with everything you need to know about functionalism and the family including: functionalist perspective, nuclear family, Murdock, Talcott parsons, functional fit theory, 4 essential functions, 2 irreducible functions, warm bath theory, and criticisms of functionalist view of t...
Unit 1 SCLY1 - Culture and Identity; Families and Households; Wealth, Poverty and Welfare
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Functionalism and the
What is family for? (Functionalist perspective)
- Support, growth, development, socialisation,
provider, protect, nurture, love
Nuclear family:
Caring,
- Parents living with their dependent children
nurturing
- Mother takes the “expressive” role
- Father takes “instrumental” role
Provider
Functionalists argue that gender roles e.g.,
instrumental, and expressive are set in our biology
Murdock (1974)
- The family are the foundation of society
- Family has 4 essential functions:
Satisfaction Monogamous relationships are essential
of sex drive – fulfil needs and reduce conflict
Reproducti Continue society by having babies and
on of next reproducing
generation
Socialisatio Primary socialisation occurs in the family
n – teaching norms and values
Economic Providing money, shelter, food, water
needs (basic survival needs)
Can other family types perform these functions?
- Yes, other family types can satisfy their sex drive,
for example, homosexual couples can have an
intimate relationship and it is just as effective and
straightforward and a heterosexual couple.
- Yes, other family types can reproduce, for
example, gay couples can still have children
through sperm/egg donors and surrogates. The
process is complicated and expensive, but still
possible. Over 50% of children are born outside of
marriage.
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