Karteikarten
Key Sociologists--Theoretical Roles of the family
Karten in diesem Stapel (5)
- 1Murdock (Functionalist)- Studied 250 societies from hunter and gathering societies to modern industrial countries.
All families shared the same vital functions:
- Sexual
-Reproductive
-Economic
-Educational - 2Parsons (Functionalist)The nuclear family fits the needs of industrial society.
Industrial society has different needs:
1. Geographically mobile work force
2. A socially mobile work force - 3Talcott Parsons (Functionalists)Family has two main functions:
1. Primary socialisation
2.Sabilisation of adult personality - 4Zaresky (Marxist)Family preforms an ideological function by operating as apparent 'haven' from the harsh and exploitive world of capitalism
- 5Charles Murray (New Right)The emergence of the underclass.
-Increasing reliance on benefits
-Children are not socialised enough