(b) Assess the view that the nuclear family is the ideal family type for modern industrial societies. [25] The family is among the most important and popular institutions in the world. A nuclear family can be traditionally defined as a social unit consisting of the husband‚ the wife and their children living in a comfortable home of their own. According to the functionalist Murdock‚ the family is a universal institution with four basic universal functions which are sexual‚ reproductive‚ economic
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The main function of education is to maintain a value consensus in society As stated in Item A‚ functionalists believe that value consensus‚ or agreed social values are necessary for the well-being of society‚ and this correlates through to education as well. For example‚ when you are educated‚ you aren’t solely taught about lessons‚ but you are also taught about responsibility‚ and how you are expected to act as a member of society. However‚ not all sociologists agree with the statement. For
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Evaluate postmodern views on the diversity of family (33marks) The idea of family diversity suggests that there is no dominate type of family‚ therefore none can be considered as the norm. However there are studies to suggest that in historical periods of Britain like when it was industrializing there is dominating types‚ in this period it was considered to be the nuclear family. Rapoport and Rapoport agreed that there are five types of diversity in a contemporary family‚ these are: Organisational
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Assess the view that‚ despite recent changes in family life‚ “the conventional nuclear family remains the norm” for families and households in Britain today. (24 marks) The nuclear family if made up of a mother‚ father and their children all living in the same household. This is seen as the traditional family type. In recent years‚ family types have become more and more diverse. There are many reasons for the nuclear family to no longer be the norm‚ for example‚ one in ten households are headed
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crimes are crimes of power rather than crimes of passion or lust. These are crimes of ignorance that continue because it is tolerated by both man and society. First‚ we as a society have to continue to bring attention this on-going problem. Consensus Theorists apply focus on government agency lead education programs‚ treatment and services provided to victims (Macy‚ 2009). One of the education programs to educate society about on-going problem is the Sexual Assault Awareness Month (Macy‚ 2009)
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These thinkers believe that the nuclear family is the ideal family in society‚ and therefore is the bedrock of society. The views of the new right are in keeping with the functionalist views. The new right thinkers are opposed to many things in modern society‚ such as the decline of the nuclear family‚ and the rise in the numbers of couples that now cohabite and the number of marriages that now end in divorce. They believe many things are undermining the nuclear family. There are four main features
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Poverty in a Conflict Perspectives View Karen Oscar Chamberlain College of Nursing SOCS 185N: Culture & Society Summer 2013 Poverty in a Conflict Perspectives View Poverty is a big issue that society deals with worldwide. Even right here in the United States of America‚ poverty is an ongoing problem that society faces every day. Poverty is a way to maintain equilibrium of the levels of stratification. Poverty is nothing but a big conspiracy. Outside forces prevent proven stricken individuals
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ijpn@markallengroup.com Sales Manager Roger Allen email roger@markallengroup.com Editorial Make-Up Peter Constantine Production Manager Jon Redmayne Associate Publisher Liam Benison Publisher Matt Cianfarani Managing Director Mark Allen Building consensus ave you ever begun walking up a steep hill when it has been raining and misty‚ the route that you need to take is not clear‚ and the ground is wet and muddy underneath – you know that you need to reach the top but you are not sure how to get there
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“examine the view that the family is universal” Universal can be described as worldwide. I will be examining whether the family‚ in particular the nuclear family is found in every society. George Murdock examined the institution of the family in a wide range of society. Murdock took a sample of 250 societies of different cultures and discovered that there was some form of the nuclear family which existed in every society. Murdock then concluded that the family is universal and provides four function
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Nuclear Familly The nuclear family or elementary family is a term used to define a family group consisting of a pair of adults usually a husband and his wife (from global and historical perspective) and their children. This is in contrast to a single-parent family‚ to the larger extended family‚ and to a family with more than two parents. Nuclear families typically center on a married couple; the nuclear family may have any number of children. There are differences in definition among observers;
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