Before we start: A quick check… Are you wearing your lanyards? Mobile phones away please

A refresher of the class rules Mobiles phones need to be put away. No texting in lesson Using phone in lesson will result in a stage 1 concern. A refresher of the class rules

We looked at the role of older people in families 1 We looked at how life expectancy has affected the family 2 Last lesson recap

Key words: write a definition Define term life expectancy What is ‘boomerang’ generation What is the sandwich generation Key words: write a definition

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Check your understanding Key words A) 80 years B) Support C) sandwich D) Boomerang E) Job F) Households Check your understanding Key words

Example of Extended writing Explain how increasing life expectancy of older people has affected families in Britain (10) Example of Extended writing

An ‘explain’ question Extended writing Make a list of 4 or 5 effects of increasing numbers of old people on families. E.g. caring for children, supporting grandchildren, needing care and support. This will form your basic plan. You can then explain each one and offer examples, sociological facts and language. An ‘explain’ question Extended writing

In this lesson we will consider if the family is under threat.

GCSE Sociology: Extended writing Family Lesson 9: There is a debate in society about families; some people think that families are under threat and traditional nuclear families are dying out Objectives of the lesson are: To consider the arguments for and against families being under threat To apply knowledge to an exam question GCSE Sociology: Extended writing

Changing families: Throughout the world people are concerned that there is a movement away from traditional family forms

What was the key term that described this world wide change to family structure Starter

Post- familial – worldwide change from traditional family structures to new family forms Answer

Arguments that to support that families are dying out Conservative Party – argue that high divorce rate and fewer marriages is evidence that family life is not as good as in the past Lack family values Single parents have negative impact on children Nearly half of all children will see their parents relationship end Unmarried couples more likely to separate Arguments that to support that families are dying out

Arguments to say that families are just changing Anthony Giddens – famous British Sociologist

Families of choice Families of choice Also, gay people can now celebrate their relationships openly and have children People can choose to have their deepest relationships with friends rather than family Families of choice Families of choice

A brief recap: Changes in the lives of women since the 1950s Now, people choose to marry or cohabit and remain together. Divorce may be high but most people form new relationships People communicate better about what makes them happy Anthony Giddens argued that in the past, romantic love meant that once people had married, they were stuck with each other. A brief recap: Changes in the lives of women since the 1950s 1) Anthony Giddens

A brief recap: Changes in the lives of women since the 1950s Feminist sociologist say that traditional marriages are not good places for children or women who are often controlled by men A brief recap: Changes in the lives of women since the 1950s 2) Feminists arguments

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The decline of the nuclear family?

What do you think? 01 Make a list of 3 suggestions to back up whether you think the family is dying out. 02 Make a list of 3 suggestions to back up the idea it is just due to change 03 The two-parent, male-breadwinner family is basically extinct.” Discuss…

There is no correct answer to this discussion. Are the arguments made on both sides of the discussion based on facts about society or opinion? The task of a sociologist is to examine the evidence carefully and then to put forward a point of view based on that. There is no correct answer to this discussion. Grade boost

Consider the statistics Some statistics

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