1. Sociology of the Common British Family
Functionalists Willmott and Young (1975) would argue that there isn't one universal family type throughout British history, instead they found there were trends of family norms within different periods of it. ... The most common family type was the nuclear one and families relaxed their ties with extended kin. ... Therefore, Willmott and Young concluded that there is not a universal family type in British history but family norms are largely shaped on economic factors and social movements. ... Similarly, post-modernist Stacey argues that the family structure is so broad in today's s...
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