3.1 The functions of families

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    • What are the two functions of the family proposed by Robert Bales?
      Instrumental and expressive
    • What are the functions of the family in sociology?
      Roles and responsibilities
    • Emotional support within the family involves love, care, and comfort.

      True
    • What is an example of economic provision within the family?
      Earning income
    • Talcott Parsons argued that the family has two main functions: socialization and stabilization of adult personalities
    • George Murdock identified four universal family functions: sexual, reproductive, economic, and educational/socialization.

      True
    • Match the functionalist theorist with their key idea:
      Talcott Parsons ↔️ Socialization and stabilization
      Robert Bales ↔️ Instrumental and expressive functions
      George Murdock ↔️ Four universal family functions
    • What are the two types of functions proposed by Robert Bales?
      Instrumental and expressive
    • What are the two main functions of the family according to Talcott Parsons?
      Socialization and stabilization
    • How many universal family functions did George Murdock identify?
      Four
    • The process of teaching children societal norms and values is called socialization
    • The family function of socialization involves instilling norms, values, and behaviors
    • Emotional support within the family includes providing love, care, and comfort.
      True
    • What role do family functions play in society?
      Social order and stability
    • The function of teaching children norms, values, and behaviors is called socialization
    • Match the function of the family with its purpose:
      Socialization ↔️ Instilling norms, values, behaviors
      Emotional support ↔️ Providing love, care, comfort
      Economic provision ↔️ Meeting financial needs
      Reproductive roles ↔️ Creating new members
    • Order the key functions of the family according to functionalist perspectives:
      1️⃣ Socialization
      2️⃣ Emotional support
      3️⃣ Economic provision
      4️⃣ Reproductive roles
    • What are the two types of functions proposed by Robert Bales?
      Instrumental and expressive
    • How do functionalist theorists view the role of the family in society?
      Maintaining social order
    • Talcott Parsons argued that the family has two main functions: socialization and stabilization of adult personalities
    • George Murdock identified four universal family functions: sexual, reproductive, economic, and educational/socialization.

      True
    • What did Robert Bales propose about family functions?
      Instrumental and expressive
    • Match the family function with its purpose:
      Socialization ↔️ Instilling norms, values, behaviors
      Emotional support ↔️ Providing love, care, comfort
      Economic provision ↔️ Meeting financial needs
      Reproductive roles ↔️ Creating new members
    • What are the functions of the family within a society?
      Roles and responsibilities
    • Match the family function with its purpose:
      Economic provision ↔️ Meeting financial needs
      Reproductive roles ↔️ Creating new members
      Emotional support ↔️ Providing love and care
    • Talcott Parsons argued that the family has two main functions: socialization of children and stabilization of adult personalities
    • George Murdock identified four universal family functions: sexual, reproductive, economic, and educational/socialization.

      True
    • What did Talcott Parsons emphasize in his functionalist perspective on the family?
      Socialization and stabilization
    • George Murdock identified four universal family functions, including sexual, reproductive, economic, and educational/socialization.socialization
    • Economic provision within the family involves meeting financial needs.
      True
    • Functionalists are criticized for presenting an overly deterministic view, where families are seen as simply fulfilling pre-determined functions.
    • Functionalists are biased towards the nuclear family model and overlook the diversity of family structures.

      True
    • Match the theorist with their key idea on family functions:
      Talcott Parsons ↔️ Socialization and stabilization
      Robert Bales ↔️ Instrumental and expressive
      George Murdock ↔️ Four universal functions
    • Robert Bales proposed that the family has both instrumental and expressive functions.

      True
    • What is the purpose of socialization as a family function?
      Teaching societal norms
    • Arrange the key functionalists and their ideas on family functions:
      1️⃣ Talcott Parsons: Socialization and stabilization
      2️⃣ Robert Bales: Instrumental and expressive
      3️⃣ George Murdock: Universal family functions
    • What does the functionalist approach fail to adequately account for in families?
      Conflicts and changes
    • Match the critique of functionalism with its explanation:
      Overly Deterministic ↔️ Families seen as fulfilling pre-determined functions
      Ignores Conflict and Change ↔️ Fails to account for conflicts within families
      Biased Towards Nuclear Family ↔️ Overlooks diverse family structures
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