modernism

Question 1

Parsons (F)

Answer 1

‘functional fit’ theory and ‘two irreducible functions’ of the family

Question 2

Benson (NR)

Answer 2

Couples are more stable when married- requires deliberate commitment

Question 4

Smart- criticism (NR)

Answer 4

Criticises the NR by saying it’s poverty that breaks down marriage

Question 5

Chester

Answer 5

the ‘neo-conventional family’
- the conventional family is Parsons idea, the neo-conventional family is the idea of a dual earner household
- people don’t choose to live in alternates of the nuclear family
- statistics are mis-leading: most people have lived in, or will live, in nuclear families

Question 6

Rapoports

Answer 6

Diversity is central to understanding the family today
There are 5 types of diversity (organisational, cultural, social class, life-stage, generational)