Transcript File - Mrs Sudds` classroom

Date: Monday, 11 April 2016
Purpose of the Family
To identify the different roles of the family
To analyse different sociological perspectives on the family
Starter: Write down 3 words to describe the
purpose/role a family i.e. what is it for?
Functionalist Sociologists
Functionalist Sociologists four essential
functions of the family are:
Reproduction
Primary
Socialisation
Emotional
Gratification
Economic
Provision
Complete the diamond 9 to show
which elements are most important
in a family
Functionalism
Marxism
Feminism
New Right
Have a look at your Diamond 9
Place the statement on the sociological
perspective it most corresponds with
Date: Monday, 11 April 2016
Family/Household life changes
To identify changes to households over lifetimes
To analyse the reasons why households change over time
To synthesise this knowledge and understanding…
Functionalist Sociologists
Functionalist Sociologists four essential
functions of the family are:
Reproduction
Primary
Socialisation
Emotional
Gratification
Economic
Provision
Meeting The Needs
We have seen what
The Nuclear Family
the Functionalist
Sociologists see
The Extended Family
the four essential
roles of the
The Reconstituted
family to be, but
Family
which family
The Lone Parent Family
types fulfil
these?
Feminist Sociologists
• Feminist Sociologists come from a
conflict perspective, this is completely
opposite to Functionalist Sociologists.
• Feminists identify that inequality exists
between men and women, therefore
they are critical of the family as they
see it to contribute to the inequality.
Feminist Sociologists
• Functionalist Sociologists
identify primary
socialization to be an
essential function of the
family.
• Feminist Sociologists
identify it to be negative
as it contributes to the
inequality between males
and females.
Think back…
Think back to your childhood, what activities or
tasks did you help your parents of other
family members with? E.g. washing up, baking,
mending/cleaning the car.
Different Treatment – Why?
Baby boys and baby girls are often
treated different and feminists see
them to be brought up in certain roles.
Where do the ideas of who should do
what roles come from?
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Feminists see gender socialization to take place in the
family = Inequality
Violence in the Home
• The Feminist approach is one which
highlights a negative aspects of the
family to be violence in the home.
• Feminists identify how the home is not a
safe haven for every family.
Task: Read the extract on
Page 124 and answer question
two only!
Plenary
Things you have
been reminded on
in today’s lesson
A question you
have about
today’s lesson
Things you have
learnt in today’s
lesson
Marxist Perspective
• Marxism similarly to
Feminism offers a
critical perspective of
the family.
• Feminism focuses on
gender inequality.
Marxism focuses on
social class inequality.
Marxist Perspective
Bourgeoisie
a.k.a the ruling class
Own land and
factories (means of
production)
Proletariat
Work for the
Bourgeoisie, making
them richer.
Earn very little
Marxist Perspective
• Institution of the
family  reproduces
social inequality over
time. (generations)
E.g. the rich pass
their wealth down to
their family
members.
As the family is an
agency of socialization,
the working class
therefore learn to
accept their position in
an unequal society.
Marxist Perspective
So… we have identified that the
Bourgeoisie yield wealth, land
and the means of production.
The Bourgeoisie are a group in
society who have a large amount
of power which they exploit and
use to control societies
institutions for example
religion, the education system
and the media.
Task: Mind map the things the Bourgeoisie may hold an
advantage over compared to the Proletariat.
New Right Perspective
Who are the New Right?
• New Right perspectives are influenced
by the governments throughout the
1980’s and 1990’s.
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister
Charles Murray, Sociologist
New Right Perspective
What do the New Right believe?
• Nuclear family is the best for society.
• Children are best brought up by two married
parents.
• Children brought up by two parents are
better educationally, physically.
Psychologically and socially than children
brought up by single children.
• NR seen by critics to be an attack on gay and
lesbian rights, single parents and fatherless
families.
So… is this view of the family a positive or negative view?
Task
• To consolidate your learning of the
Sociological perspectives of the family
create a poster or leaflet showing the
four perspective we have covered and
show there key points, comparisons and
contrasts.
Just a minute
Just a minute
Single parent
family
Just a minute
Extended
family
Just a minute
Same sex
family
Just a minute
Reconstituted
family
Just a minute
Cereal packet
family
Tom lives with his mum & dad…
How might Tom’s family and household setting
change over the course of his life?
What might trigger
these changes?
EQ: Describe one way that a person’s household or family
situation might change over the course of their life apart from
divorce and explain why this change might occur. (5 marks)
5 mark questions
Describe= 1 marks for partial description. 2 marks for
appropriate & developed description
Explain – 1-2 marks for relevant & simple explanation. 3
marks for clear explanation explicitly referencing why this
change might occur.
Synthesis = to recreate
Write a short story about someone who
goes through several changes to their
family/household structure. Make sure
you include the reasons why.
Just a minute
Socialisation
Just a minute
Social control
Just a minute
Nonparticipant
observation
Just a minute
Sample
Just a minute
Observer
effect
Just a minute
Closed
questions
Just a minute
Gender
Just a minute
Status
Just a minute
Qualitative
data
Just a minute
Values
Just a minute
Ethnicity
Just a minute
Culture
Just a minute
Reliability
Just a minute
Confidentiality
Just a minute
Conformity
Just a minute
Open
questions
Just a minute
Informed
consent
Just a minute
Primary data
Just a minute
Questionnaire
Just a minute
Participant
observation
Just a minute
Norms
Just a minute
Quantitative
data