Read the account of Parsons’ functional fit theory and the loss of family functions on pages 39 to 41 in the book.
Complete the following table:
Compare how Parsons sees the traditional pre-industrial family and the modern industrial family.
Traditional Pre-industrial family |
Modern Industrial family |
Large and extended | |
Performs only two essential functions | |
Both a unit of consumption and a _______ unit of production | |
Geographically mobile | |
Socially mobile | |
Individuals and couples are dominated by the wider family | |
Work and home are not separated | |
Status is achieved |