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Understanding Social Institutions
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The functionalist perspective argue that modern industrial society function best if:
  • Women look after the family
  • Men look after the family
  • Domestic helps or servants look after the family
  • Very old members more than 80 years of age of neighbour-hood look after the family.

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Women look after the family

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