Functionalists are more concerned with the functions of the family, such as reproduction, the amount of roles a family will perform, socialization, type of support, assignment of status, and what the social norms are for sexual behavior. Social culture is embedded in the children at a very young age and thought to be what makes a well-integrated person in the society and inspires culture for the members to the society. It is thought that this group is supporting solidarity and stability. People within this group can be looked at like an organ, it has a purpose somewhere within the society to help keep things moving smoothly. Radcliff-Brown states that centralized institutions that lack strength are considered to be an association of corporate-descent…show more content… They are concerned mainly about the primary identifying characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, sex or gender, age, religion, ability or disability, and socio-economic status. This group also believes that they are troubled with inequalities based on social status according to the Conflict paradigm. When analyzing any perspective to this group we need to look at wealth, power and status, and how structure is maintained, economic, political and how persuasive the power is among one group to another. Status quo is always maintained and reinforced by the inequalities within the society. Those with a wealthy status are capable of holding their social position, whereas the underprivileged are denied similar status; this all being from the inheritance, education and social capital. The conflict theorists tends to benefit the men over the women by allowing them to hold higher power. The traditional family tends to be Patriarchal and having unjust structures for women and children. It is known that less than 60% of women with children under the age of six are found in the workforce. Along with the women doing most of the housework and child care no matter how much work they due outside of the
