AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192
Paper 1, Paper 2
In Parsons’ functionalist account, the role concerned with caring, emotional support, housework and raising children.
Revise: Conjugal Role RelationshipsThe man’s instrumental role involved earning income, while the woman’s expressive role involved housework, childcare and emotional support. Together, these roles met material and emotional needs and helped children learn society’s norms and values through primary socialisation.
- Revise: Family roles and sociological perspectives
The role of providing emotional support and caring for family members, associated by Parsons with the female partner.