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1. Which ONE of the following questions or statements summarises the functionalist approach to the family?

   1.   ?    Is the family good for society?
   2.   ?    Is the family in decline?
   3.   ?    Is the family good for women?
   4.   ?    All types of household are equally acceptable now

2. Which ONE of the following questions or statements summarises the New Right approach to the family?

   1.   ?    Is the family good for society?
   2.   ?    Is the family in decline?
   3.   ?    Is the family good for women?
   4.   ?    All types of household are equally acceptable now

3. Which ONE of the following questions or statements summarises the feminist approach to the family?

   1.   ?    Is the family good for society?
   2.   ?    Is the family in decline?
   3.   ?    Is the family good for women?
   4.   ?    All types of household are equally acceptable now

4. Which ONE of the following questions or statements summarises the postmodernist approach to the family?

   1.   ?    Is the family good for society?
   2.   ?    Is the family in decline?
   3.   ?    Is the family good for women?
   4.   ?    All types of household are equally acceptable now

5. Which of the following are essential functions of the family in industrial society, according to Parsons? (choose THREE)

   1. Primary socialisation of children
   2. Production
   3. Political control of family members
   4. Stabilisation of adult personalities
   5. Emotional security for the breadwinner (the warm bath theory)
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6. Which one of the following is NOT a criticism of the functionalist approach to the study of family life?

   1. Many people no longer live in traditional families
   2. Many couples divorce and remarry
   3. Functionalists focus on the positive features of family life and neglect negative features such as conflict and domestic violence
   4. Functionalists focus on the relationship between the family and society rather than on how different family members experience family life
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7. Which of the following points would be made by supporters of the New Right perspective? (choose TWO)

   1. Couples should marry before having children
   2. Single parents can bring up children as effectively as two-parent families
   3. The traditional family is in decline
   4. Family diversity should be accepted in contemporary society
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8. Which of the following points would be made by supporters of the postmodernist approach? (choose TWO)

   1. The type of household in which you live is a matter of personal choice
   2. Some kinds of family are better for society than others
   3. The state should encourage people to live in traditional families
   4. At different points in the life-cycle we may experience different kinds of families and households
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9. Which of the following points would be made by supporters of the feminist perspective? (choose TWO)

   1. The traditional family is best for all members and for society
   2. The traditional family exploits women
   3. Single-parent households are unsuitable for adequate socialisation of children
   4. Single-parent households are more likely to be in poverty than traditional families
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10. Which of the following perspectives would see family diversity as a positive development in family life?
    

    1. Functionalism
    2. Postmodernists
    3. The New Right
    4. Feminists
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