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 |