Importance of Functional Theory in Understanding Families

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Peer Review of Family as Social Unit
One of the critical topics I studied is the institution of the family. Family is an essential social unit making up the overall society. Family is examinable under various sociological views on contemporary families, including functional, conflict, and social interactionist approaches. These approaches provide in-depth meaning and understanding of families.
I believe that this theoretical frameworks have been helpful to me. I often found functional theory to be more useful in understanding today's families, which is characterized by increased heterogeneity in terms of structure, sexuality, and longevity, amongst others! These features are encapsulated in functional theory, where a family is perceived to perform sev...