NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -An alternative functionalist approach comes from Wilmott and Young (1973). It is one of several “march of progress” theories that come from functionalists that look at how society develops and modernises over time. The family works as a unit of economic production.

Detailed explanation-2: -Willmott and Young developed their ideas about family life, following on from the functionalist ideas of sociologists like Talcott Parsons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Willmott and Young (1973) have done extensive research based on large-scale social surveys on family life in Britain. They based their theories on functionalism, especially on Talcott Parsons’ ideas, and concluded that the family has been developing through stages in history.

Detailed explanation-4: -Young and Willmott used structured interviews to research the nature, extent and importance of the extended family in the area of London. Time restrictions had to be placed on the interviews and a structured approach was taken to ensure high generalisability with a large sample size.