and society There are many different functions performed by the family, and different sociologists have different theories as to how families are an essential factor in socialisation, and society. Functionalists like George Murdoch studied the importance of different functions in the family, he believed that family was universal and had 4 key functions. The first function is 'stable satisfaction of sex drive' with the same partner for the rest of an individuals life, Murdoch believed that being…
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