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Component 1: Socialisation and Culture (Section B, Families and households)
Quick questions on Functionalist views of the family - Eduqas A-Level Sociology Families and households
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What are parsons?Show answer
Parsons developed the functional fit thesis: the type of family that exists fits the needs of the society around it.
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Explain what Murdock meant by the four functions of the family. [6 marks]
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Analyse two reasons why Parsons argued the nuclear family fits modern industrial society. [12 marks]
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