What two functions did Parsons argue the modern family performs?

Primary socialisation and the stabilisation of adult personalities

What is the dual burden?

When a woman does paid work and then also does most of the unpaid housework and childcare

As serving capitalism by socialising obedient workers and acting as a unit of consumption

It is patriarchal and benefits men more than women

The dark side of the family, such as domestic violence and child abuse

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Which sociologist studied 250 societies and argued the family meets four functions?
What two functions did Parsons argue the modern family performs?
Which family form is created when two families join after divorce or separation, bringing step-relations together?
Which sociologists argued the family had become symmetrical, with more equal conjugal roles?
What is the dual burden?
The triple shift adds which third layer to the dual burden?
Which sociologists are most associated with identifying types of family diversity?
Which Act is linked to the sharp rise in divorce in Britain?
How do Marxists view the family?
What is the main feminist criticism of the family?
Both Marxists and feminists point to which negative aspect of family life?
On which AQA GCSE Sociology paper is the families topic examined?