1. Marriage and the Family
Date: Thursday, 23 May 2019
Marriage and the Family
Why have families changed?
To describe the ways that attitudes to family life have changed
To analyse the reasons for the change in family life
To evaluate how changes to the family fits with the Christian views on the importance of family life
Starter: Decide if these keywords are more accurate for families in the 1950s or families today:
Nuclear family Cohabitation Pre-marital sex Single parent family Marriage for life
Remarriage Reconstituted family Civil Partnership

2. How do each of these points explain the changing attitudes to the family?
What? (Explain what happened)
Why? (How did this lead to a change in attitudes?
Secularization
Divorce laws
Laws regarding homosexuality
Contraception

3. Do you think that it is good that attitudes to family life have changed? Give two reasons for your point of view (4 marks)
Examiner’s hint: Give examples of changes that have happened that support your point of view to develop your reasons

4. Hint: You can use the information on p.68 & 69 to help you.
Learning Threes:
Each person in your group has been allocated one of the exam questions on p.69 (Diane Kolka). You must each write a mark scheme for your question including a) what content could be included and b) how marks are awarded.
Hint: You can use the information on p.68 & 69 to help you.
Person 1: Exam practice b
Person 2: Exam practice c
Person 3: Exam practice d
TIF: Write a model answer for your question

5. Learning Threes
Now let’s test out your mark schemes:
Person 1: Answer question c
Person 2: Answer question d
Person 3: Answer question b
Hand the answers back to the person who created the mark scheme. Use your green pens to apply your own mark scheme. How did they do?

6. Let’s hear some of your model answers – Let’s grade them as a class

7. Homework: Use the information on p
Homework: Use the information on p.70 to answer the three exam questions on p.71