... the 'ideal' way to live became to be the nuclear family. Functionalism directly supports this traditionalist approach, including heterosexual marriage and specific gender roles within the household, including instrumental roles for men and expressive roles for women. Murdock (1949) presented the family structure as culturally universal, with four key elements all tending to requirements in which individuals need ... as opposed to the traditional nuclear household due to not being controlled by a patriarchal partner or living under dual burden. Certain organisations within society ...

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