Functionalist View On Marriage And Family
Marriage and family are very important in society. In the functionalists outlook, marriage and family help create balance and stability for society. Functionalists feel that family helps the needs that a society has, the needs are: economic production,socialization of the kids, care for the elderly and sick, recreation, sexual control, and reproduction. Having these six items help create hard working citizens. The main reason that conflict occurs in a family is power. In the past, the men in the family have the power, and the female has little power. Now that society has evolved the female has more power than they did. Wives make more decisions when it involves purchases and bills. They also have more control of recreational activities as