Families and Households GCSE Sociology AQA
GCSE Sociology Families and Housholds Unit.
Includes 27 lessons with handouts and model answers.
Based on the AQA specification.
Lessons:
What is a family?
Family types
Alternatives to family
Changing family and household settings
Families, households, ethnicity and social class
Types of family diversity
Families in a global context
Functionalist perspectives of the family (Murdock)
Functionalist perspectives of the family (Parsons)
Marxist perspectives of the family
Feminist perspectives of the family
Conjugal roles
What is the symmetrical family?
Is the symmetrical family a myth?
Power in relationships
Conventional families
Changing parent-child relationships
Changes in wider family relationships
Changes in family structures
Trends in lone parent families
Changes in fertility
Marriages in global context
Changing patterns of marriage
Changing patterns of divorce
Consequences of divorce
Contemporary social issues
Methods used to research families
Lesson activities include: DNA starter activities, comprehension activities, research methods and data analysis, discussion activities, stretch-and-challenge activities, exam-style questions, etc. All activities include model answers and discussion prompts.
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