Domestic violence accounts for between 16 – 24 % of recorded crime. Women are much more likely than me to be the victim of multiple incidents of abuse (Home Office, 2004). However, functionalists do not find anything wrong with this view. They find it important that the family stays patriarchal as they believe that it is beneficial and important for society. They also believe that in a nuclear family, norms and values will be taught to each family member making them behave in a way society expects them to.
They believe nuclear family (and sometimes extended) family is the most ideal family because it is the only family that can perform all those functions that a family should in order to meet and achieve the society’s needs.Murdock, a functionalist believes a family is responsible to perform 4 main functions included sexual, economic, education and reproductive. Sexual is where children must be raised by their biological parents therefore most societies have limited sexual relationships outside marriages to prevent conflict and help the society remain stable such as the UK government only allow to marry one person at a time and only of opposite gender, although now we
Outline and assess functionalist and new right views on the family This essay aims to explore the views of the functionalist and new rights approach on the family. Functionalists argue that the family is the most important institution in society as it benefits both the individual and society. They have the most positive view on the family, and state that it performs vital functions for the maintenance of society. Their main emphasis is on the nuclear family which is the stereotypical family of married, heterosexual parents with children - they tend to ignore any other family types. The approach presents the family as a family isolated from wider kinships because of the mobility required by labour markets in industrial societies.
He believed that industry needed to grow and encouraged commerce because it would provide all the revenues it needed. Considering how things are today, the outcome of the nation’s history was mostly in favor of Hamilton’s ideals. The nation’s economy is mixed, with agriculture working alongside industry and trade. Today’s national government is a strong, omnipresent body with authority that overrules the powers of the states, regulates the mixed economy and education. The only exception to this would be universal education, but this would prove to make the nation only stronger.
In the beginning, there is tension, then sexual fulfillment, and ultimately happiness and satisfaction, as is reflected at the end when the sun comes out. Afterwards they even feel happier, with no shred of guilt or regret. They also are more understanding towards their families, as seen through their actions. For example, when Bobinôt and Bibi came back they were greeted with kisses instead of arguments. Bobinôt and Bibi were not used to this treatment, after all Bibi had come back dirty.
Sexuality, violence against women, and human rights: Women make demands and ladies get protection. Health and Human Rights, 7(2), 16-47. Moghadam, V. M., & Senftova, L. (2005). Measuring women's empowerment: participation and rights in civil, political, social, economic, and cultural domains. International Social Science Journal, 57(184), 389-412.
Functionalism vs. Marxism The Functionalist theory believes in a family that is perfect for the industrial society in which we live. The family type more often described by modern functionalists is that of a nuclear variety, idealised as white, middle class, male & female, having children and holding typical western values. Functionalists believe that the family has vital functions to carry out; one of the main functions is passing on of traditional values, another main function would be the socialisation of children and, carrying on, the stabilisation of the adult personality. The Functionalist theory relies heavily on the nuclear family, It is of common belief amongst functionalists that the nuclear family with two parents and dependent children living together in a home is a necessity for the industrial society to thrive. Murdock, a functionalist, states that the family has four functions: sexual, economic, reproductive and educational, He argued that the family needs these four factors and he argues that they are the family's purposes.
“That is the secret of happiness and virtue-liking what you’ve got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their inescapable social destiny” (22). Just like the Director of Hatcheries says, happiness is liking what they do, and if they prefer it to all else they therefore won’t want anything unattainable, because they already have what they’ve been conditioned to want. Another way the World State ensures stability is throughout the promotion of promiscuous sex. “Every one belongs to every one else” (40).
All structuralist theorists fundamentally agree that there are four functions of the family; where they disagree, however, is why those functions exist. Whilst consensus theorists, e.g., functionalists, take a positive outlook on this institution, conflict theorists view it as a negative force in society. Functionalists argue that the first function which the family has is reproduction. A male and female is the most useful and efficient way for this to occur, hence, the development of the nuclear family. Without the reproduction function society would, ultimately, cease to exist.
Functionalists see education as having 4 major roles: 1) Passing on society’s beliefs and culture Education is a functional prerequisite of society it passes on key values and beliefs by socialization, through the national curriculum and the hidden curriculum. This helps to create social solidarity as it unites society in its morals and values. Criticism: Marxists argue this ignores the inequalities of society as the values passed on are often the ruling class. Feminists argue that the school passes on patriarchal values, to control women. 2) Bridging the Gap between home and society’s values Parsons said at home we have an ascribed status and therefore children are treated individually and differently from adults.