(Sociology Dictionary) Linda Nicholson built on the ‘Myth of the traditional family’ (Haralambos,2000:). George Murdock critiqued Nicholson’s view and believed that a family was best functioning when constituted of at least one adult of each sex. (Haralambos, 2013:511). A range of different families have emerged and formed within British society.
(Sociology Dictionary) Linda Nicholson built on the ‘Myth of the traditional family’ (Haralambos,2000:). George Murdock critiqued Nicholson’s view and believed that a family was best functioning when constituted of at least one adult of each sex. (Haralambos, 2013:511). A range of different families have emerged and formed within British society.