family diversity

Family diversity

Today’s topic!

We have touched on this already but today we will break this down and look at in more detail

Write this title & date your notes 22/11/12

Number of different factors to consider when referring to diversity:

Family structure Family size How formed? Relationships between family

members Roles Sexuality Quality of life Culture

What family diversity does this image represent?

Single Parent Families The lone parent family is one of the most

common family structures in modern society – 1 in 5 children now live in one parent families.

Only 10% of lone parent families are headed by the father

Beanpole families

Big increase in multigenerational families Brannen (2003) sees them as being like a

beanpole - long and thin More contact between generations (due to

divorce, smaller family size and people living longer)

Compared to within generations (people don’t have or live further away from siblings/ cousins)

Reconstituted Families Over 1/3rd of all families are now

Reconstituted mainly as a result of rising divorce rates

Cultural Diversity There is considerable diversity

amongst ethnic minority families as well as families from different religions

Afro Caribbean's have a high rate of female headed lone parent families

Pakistani, Chinese and Bangladeshi origin families are more likely to be extended.

What family diversity do these images represent?

Class Diversity Socialisation of children Oakley (1974) found class to be a

key factor in the division of labour in the home, middle class households are more likely to share the domestic roles

Pahl (1989) found women were more likely to control the finances in working class homes

Homosexual Families The number of homosexual families

is rising. It seems inevitable that as society

becomes more tolerant this trend will increase

What factors influence the diversity of families? diamond 6

On your handout Write in the following explanations for the

causes of family diversity in order of importance

Statements Female independence Divorce Family size Aging population Influence of religion Impact of class

There is no right or wrong say whatever you think !!!

Write your name on your card and answer the following question

Do you think Family diversity is positive or negative?

Give reasons for your answer.

Lesson 2)

The PLAN

Read through

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Notes task part 1)

Number yourselves 1-5 (HOME GROUP)

Now form a new group with the other people in your class that are the same number (EXPERT GROUP)

Work together to select 4 key points from relevant section(s) on the text I gave you last lesson

Write these onto your worksheet in the correct section (10 minutes)

Now write 4 questions on your family

diversity on to the paper I give you – with the correct

answer

Notes task part 2) Now move back to your HOME GROUP

Talk through the key points that you selected to complete your worksheet

Teach your team!! you will now all sit the test individually to assess your team work & knowledge

Scores for the group will be added together to give a team total and to decide the winning team!!

QUIZ TIME 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

QUIZ TIME - ANSWERS 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Student questionnaire

Please complete the questionnaire to provide feedback on the course & the centre

Mock Feedback

Grade boundaries A- 48 B- 42 C-36 D-30 E-24

Well done !!!!

MASTERY LEARNING RESISTS 15 minutes – Thursday Lunch times

Family diversity

One – parent

families

Class diversi

ty

Cultural

diversity

Extended

families -Kinship

diversity

Reconstituted families

Sexual diversi

ty

Recap Quiz

Your questions were brilliant!!! I haven’t included them all because some require more time, as they raise a number of complex issues- they are more like essay questions

Recap Quiz

Complete the quiz individually, but you can work together with your team

10 minutes

Family diversity – Your views Read over your views on family

diversity

Do they match any sociological theoretical perspectives?

Label them

Theoretical perspectives on family diversity

New Right / functionalistFeministPost modern

Postmodernism A new theory began in the late 1970’s It see’s society as fluid and

changing all the time Post modernist argue that today’s

society is; Unstable, fragmented, media- saturated,

defined by what we consume We now live in a global village Life involves choice and changeNothing is fixed

Postmodernism & the family Post modernist believe family life is

diverse, varied and unstable. They highlight how many different

family forms are now accepted in society.

They believe claims that one type of family is ‘better’ or ‘more natural’ or more ‘normal’ are outdated

Claims that one type of family is ‘better’ or ‘more natural’ or more ‘normal’ are outdated.

NO THEY ARE NOT

NEW RIGHTSTATISTICS

SOCIOLOGISTS

YES THEY ARE

POSTMODERNISTS

FEMINISTSSTATISTICS

SOCIOLOGISTS

Debate preparation – 20 mins Group leader Team name Create a mind map to consolidate your

ideas Main points Include key statistics Named sociologists Sociological terminology

I will spend 10 minutes with each group

The debate rules

Only the person with the dice talks Anyone talking at the same time will lose

a point for their team I will note down the key points raised on

the board Marks will be awarded for clear points Extra marks for named sociologists,

statistics, and sociological terms Points given for every new person in the

group to speak

Optional Essay question based on this debate

Assess the view that family diversity has a negative impact upon society (30 marks)

Student Survey

Please complete these – everyone need to have the opportunity to have their say.

I will talk through the questions to clarify

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MLT Retakes – tomorrow lunch time Come & see me to get a sheet

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