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Flashcards by BieberArmy1994, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by BieberArmy1994
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| Functionalism | To functionalists the family is at the heart of society and consequently they promote its value at every opportunity The New Right views of modern times are really neo-functionalism |
| Parsons (1902-79) - functions of the family | - Reproduction. - Stable sex relations. - Economic maintenance. - Welfare. - Socialisation of the young. - Sense of identity and belonging. - Stabilisation of adult personalities. |
| 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 - More reliant on State nurseries etc. The family is self-contained, inward looking with little contact with neighbours and community. Home leisure via TV, Video, Internet etc. etc. have made us more home-centred. |
| Fletcher 1976 – Modern family functions | - Regulating sexual behaviour - Procreation and rearing of children - Caring for dependent members - Primary socialisation of children - Teaching family members the roles they will play |
| Criticisms of Functionalism | 1. The focus is on white MC families in the West 2. Ignores conflict within families 3. Ignores the damage done to women 4. Ignores the rising divorce rates In short a ‘rose coloured spectacle’ view ignoring the dysfunctions of family life. |
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The New Right
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"The natural state should be the 2 adult family caring for their children" John Redwood 1993 |
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The New Right
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The traditional 2 parent family is best’ Michael Howard 1993 |
| Berger 1993 | - The family is seen as a central feature of modern life. - It promotes decency, manners, respect, fair play etc. |
| Halsey 1992 & Dennis 1993 | - Support key aspects of New Right views. - They recognise problems of single parenting. - Particular problem of absent fathers. - Unemployment has affected ‘breadwinner’ role - Drift to crime is inevitable. - Halsey concedes that the structural problem of poverty may be more important than the absent father syndrome. |
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