A functionalist perspective can help explain why it same-sex marriage is on the rise. Functionalist theories say that families serve six basic needs of society, “economic production, socialization of children, care of the sick and aged, recreation, sexual control, and reproduction”.
A functionalist perspective can help explain why it same-sex marriage is on the rise. Functionalist theories say that families serve six basic needs of society, “economic production, socialization of children, care of the sick and aged, recreation, sexual control, and reproduction”.