Marriage Divorce Monogamy Cohabitation Functionalist view of the

Marriage

Divorce

Monogamy

Cohabitation

Functionalist view of the family

Familial ideology

Warm bath theory

New Right

Complete the gap fill to give a summary of the New Right view of the family

What do the statistics show is happening to marriage trends? What reasons are there for these changes? Marriage & Marital breakdown

Six Main Trends/Changes to family What do you think these are? �Marriage �Divorce �Family size �Lone parent families �Cohabitation �Single person households

Six Main Trends/Changes to family �Read through your handout lining each of these recent trends �Highlight the key statistics (using these in essays gets you top marks)

What do you think has caused these changes to occur?

Main Causes for changes � 7 main causes for the changing trends in the family �In pairs match the term to its definition �Check your answers on the handout

SECULARISATION �The weakening of traditional religious beliefs and practices, mainly concerning sexual morality, especially in communities that were previously Christian

RELATIVISM �The view that different types of people are entitled to lead different lifestyles, instead of following a prescribed pattern upheld as absolutely right.

INDIVIDUALISM �People are encouraged to seek personal happiness; obligations to please wider kin are less pressing than in the past

GLOBALISATION �Increased immigration from beyond Europe since the Second World War, bringing distinctive family patterns and moral attitudes

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES �People live longer, healthier lives, feminisation of the workforce, increased age that women have children at, ageing population.

EXTENDED EDUCATION �Experienced by more young people, prolonging their financial dependence on parents

LIBERATION MOVEMENTS �Women, homosexuals, youths and the elderly have campaigned for enhanced rights and dignity

Create your poster �In groups create a poster explaining how the issue you pick explains as many changes in family structure as possible �Each group will present this back to the rest of the class �Eg Liberation Movements

Plenary �Multiple choice quiz �Complete your handout

Homework DUE!! �A number of people owe me a number of pieces of work �These need to be completed �Mandatory lunch time sessions for every student who owes me any piece of work until all have been completed.

Trends in families & households Complete your handout �At least 6 trends (changes) e. g. decline of nuclear family �At least 7 causes e. g. – liberation movements Try to use as much terminology as possible If you were absent from yesterday’s lesson you will still be able to complete this task

A brief history of divorce law �Read through your handout

Key sociological studies �Revision cards

News Reports! � Now create a short news report explaining what your shocking trend is � Include causes, evidence and policy surrounding it � Remember it’s a news report, so think of a catchy headline!!

News Reports �Present your news report to the class �The rest of the class take notes - a new work sheet for each news report

Family Trends Pictionary Design a front cover for your trends handbook

Lesson 3

Backs to the board �One person will sit with their back to the board �The rest of the team will try to explain the word on the board behind them �They have to say the word to get a point for their team

Relativism

Globalisation

Liberation Movements

Demographic changes

Individualism

Secularisation

Essay plan

Homework – MLT 3 �Using your notes & �The sociological factsheet create a mastery learning test on the changing trends in families & households �At least 10 questions state the marks available DUE WEDNESDAY