SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Elder Abuse, Homophobia, The Feminine Mystique
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Sy101c- lesson 21- the family: doorway to society. Functionalists stress the importance of the family in maintaining social stability husbands (instrumental role) wives (expressive role) They also call attention to the dysfunctions of the family. Families are universal because they fulfill six basic social needs. They meet/satisfy important social functions : o o o o o o. Functionalists emphasize the connection between family and other parts of. Example: modernization, changes in social institutions fragility weakening of family stability and functions. Family is losing its traditional functions o o families more fragile in the post-industrial world some families today do not fulfill even the most basic. Functions or basic needs s to than members of extended families vulnerable to the dark side of family life. Emotional overload: members of nuclear families have fewer people to turn. Isolation: members of nuclear families are also more isolated o. Relationships between husbands and wives mirror relationships between capitalists and workers.
