Unit 1 - Family
Do now!
Describe ways that families have changed
since the 1950s.
Hint: structures, divorce, fertility,
contraception, feminism…
Homework due Monday
1) Complete the Families mock exam on
p32-33 of your revision guide.
*Allow yourself 30 mins only*
2) Using a different coloured pen, mark &
amend your work (help and advice is given
in the rest of the chapter)
Extension: Answer any exam questions from
this powerpoint so that you can get them
checked.
Revision Topic
Week 1
• Social Inequality mock exam
• Studying Society (Social structures, processes & issues)
Week 2
• Studying Society (Research methods, ethical issues)
Week 3
• Education
Week 4
• Family
Week 5
• Crime & Deviance
EASTER
Week 6
• Mass Media
Week 7
• Power
Week 8
• Social Inequality
• Revise all topics / exam practice
Week 9
• Revise all topics / exam practice
UNIT 1 Exam (prov. 17th May)
UNIT 2 Exam (prov 22nd May)
Session 1 – What are the different forms of family?
Key concepts revised today
 Define & explain different forms of family
 Explain important changes that are taking place in family structures e.g.
increase in single parent households
Starter: What is the
difference between a
family and a
household?
A Household or A Family?
What is a household?
A household is a group of people who live
together, they may or may not be
related through blood or marriage.
What is a family?
A family is a form of household where all
the people who live together are related
through either kinship ties or marriage.
What can you remember about these types of families?
Reconstituted
Family
Single-Parent
Family
Nuclear Family
Extended
Family
Same-Sex
Family
Exam Questions
1) Identify two possible consequences of living in a stepfamily.(2 marks)
2) Identify two reasons why there has been an increase in the percentage
of children living in lone parent families in the last 30 years or so. (2
marks)
3) Explain what sociologists mean by a reconstituted family. (4 marks)
4) Explain what sociologists mean by a traditional nuclear family. (4
marks)
5) Describe one family type found in Britain and explain how it is different
from any one other family type. (5 marks)
6) Describe one way in which an individual’s family or household situation
might change over the course of their life, apart from divorce, and
explain why this change may occur. (5 marks)
7) Describe one change in family size in Britain and explain why this
change has occurred. (5 marks)
8)Discuss how far sociologists would agree that there is no longer a typical
British family.(12 marks)
9) Discuss how far sociologists would agree that changes in family size
have led to families becoming more child-centred. (12 marks)
Plenary
• Summarise the key changes taking place
to the nature of families (i.e. which types
are increasing/decreasing and why?)
Do now!
Can you remember what these key terms mean?
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MONOGAMY
BIGAMY
SERIAL MONOGAMY
POLYGAMY
POLYGNY
POLYANDRY
Session 2 – Why are families changing?
Key concepts revised today
 Describe & explain changes in the pattern of divorce since 1945 &
consequence of divorce for family members & structures
 Describe & explain changes in patterns of fertility & expectations of life
Quick think!
What is the average age to get
married?
What is the average age to have a
first child?
Answer: 30!
n.b people in London tend to have children
later than other parts of the UK
Average age of first marriage (England and Wales)
Men
Women
1971
24.6
22.6
2004
31.4
29.1
1986
2006
% of births outside of
marriage
25.2%
43.7%
% of people under 60
cohabiting
12%
25%
Describe the key trends and explain reasons for these
trends.
Fertility rates: Number of live births per 1000
women of childbearing age
• Study the fertility rates graph on p.78
• Answer the three questions
• Extension: Describe one change in the
pattern of fertility in the UK and explain
why this change has taken place (5 marks)
Changing patterns of divorce
You have 15minutes to prepare to answer
the 12 mark question on p.89
Income?
Impact on
children?
Emotional
support?
What are the
consequences
of divorce?
Remarriage?
Exam Questions
• Describe one change in family size in Britain and explain
why this change has occurred.(5 marks)
• Describe one change in family size in Britain and explain
why this change has occurred.(5 marks)
• Describe how the pattern of divorce has changed in
Britain over the last 50 years and explain why this
pattern has occurred. (5 marks)
• Describe one possible consequence of divorce for
husbands and explain how this may have an effect on
them. (5 marks)
• Discuss how far sociologists would agree that marriage
is still considered important in modern British society. (12
marks)
Plenary
Key concepts revised today
 Describe & explain changes in the pattern of divorce since 1945 &
consequence of divorce for family members & structures
 Describe & explain changes in patterns of fertility & expectations of life
Turn each point above into a 5 mark
question!
Session 3 – What is a family?
Key concepts revised today
 Describe & explain role & authority relationships (e.g. men/women,
parent/children, members of wider family)
 Explain different sociological approaches to the family (functionalist,
marxist, feminist, new right)
Starter: In a ‘cereal packet’ family, who is more likely to…
1) Clean the bathroom?
2) Take the bins out?
3) Wash the car?
4) Do the ironing?
5) Manage the money?
6) Listen to your problems?
7) Look after family pets?
Family roles match up
Segregated conjugal roles
Integrated conjugal roles
Egalitarian
Symmetrical family
Domestic division of labour
The idea that all are equal
A family where responsibilities
& tasks are equally shared
When husband & wife do not
share housework, childcare,
decisions & leisure time
How household tasks are
divided between family
members
When husband & wife share childcare,
housework & both are involved in paid
employment
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Using the information on pp60-61, answer the
following questions:
1) What do sociologists mean by the symmetrical
family? (4marks)
2) Identify two reasons for the rise of the
symmetrical family (2marks)
3) Describe one reason for the rise of the
symmetrical family and explain an advantage
of this change (5 marks)
Extension: Discuss how far sociologists would
agree that the rise of the symmetrical family is
due to changes in the law (12 marks)
Sociological perspectives on the
family
1) Using the information on p36-37, write a
short summary of the Functionalist,
Marxist, New Right and Feminist views
on the family
2) Complete task 1 on p.37
Extension: Have a look at the example of a
4 mark answer. Rewrite the answer so
to make it up to 4 marks.
Exam Questions
• Explain what sociologists mean by authority relationships in
families. (4 marks)
• Describe one way in which relations between parents and
children have changed in the last 30 years or so and explain
why this change has happened. (5 marks)
• Describe one change in the role of women in families and
explain why this change has occurred. (5 marks)
• Describe the feminist approach to the family and explain how
this approach is different from other sociological approaches. (5
marks)
• Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the roles of men
and women in families have changed significantly in the past 50
years. (12 marks)
• Discuss how far sociologists would agree that there is equality
between men and women in the family. (12 marks)
• Discuss how far sociologists would agree that the wider
extended family is becoming less important in society today.
(12 marks)