1. Social theory, social institutions and
power
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2.  'Patterned organised ways of doing
things in society' e.g. family
 ‘Have a relatively stable group of
values, norms and roles designed to
facilitate the achievement of a
specific need or needs through
established procedures'
 ‘A guide as to what is to be achieved
and a pattern for how it is to be
conducted'
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3.  Regulation of sexual behaviour
 Socialisation of children
 Provision of emotional support and
affection needs
 Provision of consistent social
relationships
 Protection of the elderly and
dependent
 Provision of economic support for
dependent members
 Creation of a unit for economic
consumption
 Maintenance of existing social
relationships and order (social
control)
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4.  Families are more important than just groups
of people related by blood, marriage or
adoption. They are more than statistics and
categories based on size, number of parents
and children, or marital status ..... This is
precisely why ‘family’ is a concept that is
slippery to grasp, a battleground for
competing ideologies and loyalties.
From: Foreward by Don Edgar in Funder (1991)
Images of Australian Families
Longman Cheshire, Melbourne
 ‘What is family? The family is a social
construct, a set of ideas rather than
something ‘out there’, it is constantly
changing, and interpreted in many different
ways by different people.’
Sargent (1994:105)
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