Learning ObjectivesTo understand the meaning of different Social Classes.

STARTER – Silent reflection from Module 1

Working on your own and without talking

• Look at the assessment grid and write:

• your target trade

• your aspirational grade (the one you want to get).

• your EOM mark and grade

• A target to improve your grade next module

Social Class 22/10/14 Learning Outcomes (write only one) All students will be able to

define the term social class. All will be able to describe

the differences between the upper, middle and working class as well as the term underclass through research.

Some will be able to explain how family might contribute to a person’s class.

STARTER – Silent reflection from Module 1 Working on your own and without talking

• Look at the assessment grid and write:

• your target trade

• your aspirational grade (the one you want to get).

• your EOM mark and grade

• A target to improve your grade next module

HOT TASK – Analyse & evaluate

Ask these questions– What are your areas of strength? - What are your areas of weakness?

5 mins

• What is the difference between the people in these pictures?• What could this photo gallery be showing?

• Do you think the UK is still like this?• http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTpkN4Vuh6w

Upper classMiddle

class

Working class

Well educated, in professional occupations, highly paid.

Uneducated, in manual occupations, low pay.

Their position is passed to them at birth from their parents through inheritance of property. They tend to have links with the Royal Family.

Social class – the traditional view

Social class in Britain today

• Social class refers to a person’s position in society which is decided by their level of education, type of occupation, income and lifestyle.

Highly educated, professional occupations, high income, pleasant lifestyle.

Less well educated, manual occupations or unemployed, low income, poor lifestyle.

Who are the classes?

• You are going to research the different classes in pairs.

• Follow the instructions on the table and fill out each box with the information you read.

• You will find information about each class on posters displayed around the room and outside in the corridor.

10 mins

Social class is... A person’s position in s_____ decided by income, e__________ etc. Upper class Middle class Working class Under class

Who makes up this social class?

% of the total population

Where does their wealth come from?

Examples of people from this class

HW

• Complete the evaluation sheet of the New Right perspective to the family.

• Instructions are provided on the sheet. • Due Tuesday back after half term:

Activity 2 - Which class am I?

• On your own read the profile of the person in front of you and answer the following questions in full sentences and paragraphs.

1. What is the person’s name?2. What class do you think the person is in?

Justify your answers with examples. 3. How might the person’s family contribute to

this person’s class? Explain.

10 minutes

Prepare to swap your profiles with another table. Repeat the exercise.

Plenary

• Feedback your ideas from the activity.

Learning Outcomes (write only one) All students will be able to define the term social

class. All will be able to describe the differences between

the upper, middle and working class as well as the term underclass through research.

Some will be able to explain how family might contribute to a person’s class.

Anna Woodthorpe Brown

• I am 31.• I work for my

husband’s computer consultancy firm.

• My hobby is gardening.

• My husband and I live in Norfolk with our young daughter.

Ned Leary • I am 44.• I live with my wife and our

two children in London.• I have been working for

16 years on a production line in the car assembly plant at Ford Dagenham.

• We’ve just got a mortgage to buy our council house.

Andrew Cavendish • I am 73 years old.

• I live in Derbyshire with my wife.

• My family home is Chatsworth House. It has 175 rooms and is set in a garden of 100 acres on an 11000 acres estate.

• 175 people work on the estate as it is open to the public.

• I am the 11th Duke of Derbyshire.

Judith Gardam • I am 28.• I am a single mum of

two children.• We live in a council

flat in Liverpool.• I get about £70 a

week state benefits.

Ms Uzun

• I am 26 • I am a cohabiting female professional• I live with my partner in Dartford.• I am a teacher at Lambeth Academy.• I am about to buy a house!

Ms Hutchinson

• I am 52• I am an assistant nurse

working in Newcastle• I live in a small flat with my

husband who collects the bins for the local council.

Sir Alan Sugar

• I am 67 • I am a successful business

millionaire (£700m).• I was born in East London.• Lots of people work for my

many businesses.

Steven Jones

• I am 19• I am unemployed • I am father to 3 children.• I claim benefits for

unemployment and housing.

Boris Johnson

• Born to rich parents.• I was privately educated at

an elite school for boys called Eton.

• I was a successful journalist before becoming the Mayor of London.

Nick

• I am 25• I live with Mr Hemming

and pay him rent.• I work in publishing and

earn a modest income. • I enjoy leisure like

swimming and running.