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Consensus
Functionalists and neo-functionalists usually
emphasise the positive aspects of family life.
Although the family is not a perfect
institution (dysfunctional: domestic violence
and child abuse) . . .
. . . family is the best we can have to fulfil
needs and functions:
Companionship
Raising children
The positive aspect of family life
(20th-century) is supported by
Fletcher as he argues as a rewarding
institution catering for individual self-
realisation and autonomy.
Postmodernist
Postmodernists focus on individual
psychological stability.
Psychologically destructive
Socially oppressive and exploit women
Violent and abusive
This theory is supported by Leach who
argues that family is a source of social and
psychological conflicts that damage
peoples lives.