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One of the main agents of functionalist sociology, Talcott Parsons analyzed modern American family. Parsons claims that as a result of the transfer of the production function out of the family, the isolated nuclear family specialized on the socialization of children and the personal needs of the adult members. Therefore, Parsons claims that the family has two basic and irreducible functions in all societies. These functions are (a) the primary socialization of children and (b) the stabilization of the adult personalities.