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What is society based on according to functionalists?
Consensus.
What is Comptes' Organic Analogy?
Society is made up of different organs and each institution works together to create a working body i.e. the family could be seen as the heart.
What are the four functions of the family?
Stable satisfaction of the sex drive, reproduction, primary socialisation and fulfillment of economic needs.
What is Parsons' functional fit theory?
He sees a huge difference in extended family and nuclear family. He believes that the change to nuclear family is due to industrialisation creating a need for a geographically and socially mobile society.
What are the two irreducible roles according to Parson's?
Primary socialisation and stabilisation of adult personalities. He also believes in segregated conjugal roles of instrumental (male) and expressive (female).