Functionalist Views on the Family

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  • Created on: 14-02-22 19:02
What was Murdock's definition of the Nuclear family?
"common residence, economic cooperation and reproduction"
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What was Fulcher and Scott's definition of the Nuclear family?
not necessarily blood related, share the same experiences, take responsibility for each other
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What was Murdock's study about the nuclear and what did he conclude?
Murdock studied 250 societies and found that the nuclear family was universal and it is the reason that society is in consensus
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What were Murdock's 4 functions of the family?
sex, education, economic needs, reproduction
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What did Merton say about Murdock's functions of the family?
they can be performed by other social institutions, structural differentiation
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What is the Functional Fit theory and who suggested it?
Parsons suggested that the functions of the family change to fit the needs of society
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not necessarily blood related, share the same experiences, take responsibility for each other

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