1. Year 10 Child Development
Topic 1 ~ PARENTHOOD
Year 10 Child Development
Lesson 3 ~
Family Roles and Lifestyles

2. Learning Objectives
During the lesson you will learn what how roles and responsibilities of a family may differ as time progresses and how they differ within a multicultural society.

3. Why are family structures changing?
Unmarried mothers are socially acceptable
Co-habitation is socially acceptable
Divorce laws are simpler
Improved and easily available contraception lets people choose when and how many children they will have
More benefits and support are available to lone parents

4. Family Roles
Roles in a family are complicated, especially after divorce, remarriage and co-habitation.
Working mothers have an effect on family roles.
Whether your sexual role is decided by nature (your genes) or nurture (your environment you are brought up in) is debatable. Both are influential.
Earns
Looks after children
Does housework
Does household repairs
Does cooking
Does shopping
Traditional
Shared
Role reversal
Complete the table…….

5. Stereotyping What are the traditional expectations of girls
What are the traditional expectations of boys.
To be brave if hurt
To cry if hurt
To play with Lego and cars
To play with dolls and teddies
To get dirty and grubby
To be clean, neat and tidy
To dress in blue, ‘boys’ clothes
To be gentle, well-behaved and quiet
To be physically active, noisy and boisterous
To dress in pink, frilly clothes

6. Culture Culture has an effect on roles within the family.
Culture is behaviour that is learned not only from the family, but also society.
Religion can determine rules of behaviour, provides for worship and celebrations, and can influence your style of dress and diet.
In a multicultural society, like Britain there are many different ethnic groups, each with their own special culture.

7. Aspects of culture

8. Extension task Look at the spider diagram on the previous slide.
Explain how each aspect of culture has an effect on the roles and responsibilities within the family

9. Home work This home work will be due in on the _________
Conduct a survey about families, to find out race, religion, amount of children in family, how many parents, who lives with them, etc
Write a short analysis to collate your findings.