CEVAP:

Parsons has been criticized for idealizing the family and ignoring the conflict between parents and among children. In addition, his analysis of the family largely depends on American middle class family and fails to explain working class or ethnic minority families. Parson’s notion of socialization process also has problems. Parsons regards socialization as a one-way process in which parents transfer their culture to children and shape their personalities. Yet, he is blind to the power of children as actors and the interaction between them and their parents.