Family Review

Who published the 1957 study 'Family and Kinship in East London'?

• Parsons

• Willis

• Young and Willmott

• Oakley

Young and Willmott disagreed with the views of which functionalist sociologist?

• Parsons

• Murdock

Young and Willmott argue that the extended family only started declining in the 60s when...

• Society became more socially mobile

• Communities were rehoused in new towns and council estates

• There was extensive slum clearance

• England became more urbanised

What is the name of the family that Young and Willmott identified?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the symmetrical family?

• Patriarchal

• Nuclear in structure

• Egalitarian

• Dual career

• Home-centred

The family has experienced a gradual __________ __ ___________ from a patriarchal unit, then to extended and then to nuclear in form

Symmetrical families are only found in middle-class families.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a criticism of the symmetrical family theory?

• There is not true symmetry and equality between spouses.

• Ignores domestic violence.

• Does not look at the impact on children.

• Focuses mostly on harmonious families.