Functionalists - Parsons

Question 1

What is Primary Socialisation?

Answer 1

To equip child with basic skills and society’s values
= to integrate into society

Question 2

What is Stabilisation of Adult personalities?

Answer 2

Family is a place of relaxation to release tensions
= Refreshed at work

Question 3

What is a critique of Primary Socialisation?

Answer 3

Marxist - Norms + values influenced by class within family
= Social differences

Question 4

What is a critique of Stabilisation of adult personalities?

Answer 4

Fem - Family abuse is overlooked (domestic)
= Cycle relapses

Question 5

What is A geographically mobile workforce?

Answer 5

Easier for N family to move where jobs are

Question 6

What is happening to industries?

Answer 6

Constantly springing up

Question 7

What is A socially mobile workforce?

Answer 7

Mobile nuclear family is ‘structurally isolated’

Question 8

What is ‘structurally isolated’

Answer 8

• Individuals move up hierarchy in skill, ability
  Work more harder, skilled

Question 9

What is a critique of A geographically mobile workforce?

Answer 9

Anderson - study of w/c extended family
More benefits with extended than nuclear

Question 10

What is a critique of A socially mobile workforce?

Answer 10

Inequality - Class, ethnicity, gender limit opps for those from disadv. backgrounds