Discuss changes in marital roles over the last 50 years. Use functionalism to show how this impacts marital dissatisfaction
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
• Outline traditional family roles.
• Outline modern family roles where they have changed in important ways.
• Articulate the functionalist viewpoint, paying particular attention to division of labor and role certainty.
• Analyze the shift in roles from the functionalist perspective.
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