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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
What family diversity does this image represent?
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)
What family diversity does this image represent?
Reconstituted Families
Over 1/3rd of all families are now Reconstituted mainly as a result of rising divorce rates
What family diversity does this image represent?
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
What family diversity does this image represent?
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
Any questions
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Any assignment missing scores O zero so as a result a number of you are not meeting your TMG’s
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 / functionalistFeminist
Post 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 change Nothing 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
Engrade profiles
Your log in – USE IT – to track yourself know how you are progressing and if you have any work outstanding
Log – ins will be sent home next week
Letters home will be sent this week for those not meeting your TMG’s and any others I have concerns about
MLT Retakes – tomorrow lunch time
Come & see me to get a sheet