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Is the family a UNIVERSAL, ESSENTIAL, BENEFICIAL social institution?
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Murdock (1949) : in 250 societies, all have some kind of family. Characterized by: Common residence, Economic Co-operation, Reproduction, Having adults of both sexes, who maintain a socially approved sexual relationship.
Conclusion: the family is universal, either on its own, or at the base unit within an extended family.
Evaluation:
Does not account for children raised in households that do not contain adults of both sexes ->
Kathleen Gough (1959):
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- For: Murdock (p26), Parsons (p27), Fletcher (p.33) Against: Marxism (p.28), Feminism (p.28), Critics of Murdock and Parsons (p.27), Loss of family functions (p.27)
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- Jaspander · Apr 2015
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