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International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 27, No. 1-2, 95-101 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/002071528602700107

Societal Complexity and Family Structure, Functionality and Influence

Kenneth A. Le Claire

Deakin University, Victoria, Australia

This paper examines the relationship between complexity of societies and extended familism in the light of Nimkoff and Middleton's (1960) comparison between modern in dustrial society and simpler hunter and gathering societies.

Comparisons are drawn between Nimkoff and Middleton's description of industrial society and the Parsonian structural-functionalist viewpoint. The adequacy of both approaches is evaluated within the context of Australian, European and British experience. Conclusions are drawn concerning those factors influencing a fluidity in family lifestyles, in the family's role and the nature of a household.


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