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Family and Households. In Britain, industrialization and urbanization occurred more or less together form the late 18th to the mid-19th century. Talcott Parsons believed that the nuclear family developed mainly as a result of industrialization. He thought that before the industry took over the functions of the family, the families were extended units of production. This means that the work and home lives were combined and so each family member taught another one skill for life such as education. Parsons says that the extended family stayed together so they could provide healthcare for one another and look after the old people whilst the old people looked after the young children whilst the parents were out working. They also pursued justice on behalf of one another; if one family member were hard done by; all the other family members would help sort it out. The pre-industrial societies were largely based on...

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