Intro to Family Structures and Functionalism Theory
1. Introduction to the family Test Define the following terms…. Family Household Nuclear family Extended family Polygamous Cereal packet family Norms Kibbutz 4 functions of the family according to Murdock Vertical extended family
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3. Why would the functionalist view of the family sometimes be referred to as the ‘warm bath theory’?
4. Functionalist view The isolated and ‘private’ nuclear family The functionalist view suggests that the nuclear family has become Socially isolated from extended kin More reliant on the Welfare State Geographically separated from wider kin The family is self-contained, inward looking with little contact with neighbours and community. Home leisure via TV, Video, Internet etc. have made the family more home-centred .
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14. Functionalism: An evaluation It’s a race…. Criticisms Strengths Dark side of family Feminist: patriarchy Do not consider alternatives Diversity of family types Interpretivists : Fail to consider meaning of family life for ind members Highlight importance of family Family is a central Life interest Other perspectives eg New right have highlighted importance of nuclear family Structuralist app
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