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

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.

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

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…….

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

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.

Aspects of culture

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

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.