…and prepare yourself for another keyword game! Good morning everyone!  Please stand behind your chairs Get out your books Turn your planners to the green RAG card …and prepare yourself for another keyword game!

Homework due Monday 18th Nov Carry out your research project and write up your findings. You must include: Your aim/hypothesis Explain the results of your pilot study (did you need to make any changes?) Explain the results of your questionnaire (types of questions etc) Explain why/how you chose a particular sample and analyse whether it was the best method Describe the findings from your interviews – structured/unstructured? Describe the findings from your observations (or explain why you didn’t need one) Evaluate your research project. Did you answer your hypothesis question? Did you choose the best methods? What would you do differently? Remember to use sociology keywords throughout your writing.

Just a minute Socialisation

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Non-participant observation Just a minute Non-participant observation

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Just a minute Closed questions

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Just a minute Qualitative data

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Just a minute Conformity

Just a minute Open questions

Just a minute Informed consent

Just a minute Primary data

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Participant observation Just a minute Participant observation

Just a minute Norms

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Date: Thursday, 27 December 2018 New Unit: The Family To define the terms ‘family’ & ‘households’ To identify the different types of families that exist in Britain today To analyse the reasons why families are changing Starter: You have 1 minute to draw a sketch of a family

Why is this type of family sometimes referred to as a “cereal box family?”

Have a think… In your pairs, list down all of the TV shows you can think of that have this type of family i.e. mum, dad & children.

Defining the Family The typical, yet very narrow, definition of the family is often one which claims a family to be a married couple and their children who all live together. In your pairs mind map the types of family which are not included in this definition which you know of.

Single-Parent Family Reconstituted Family Nuclear Family Same-Sex Family Extended Family

(Also known as the ‘cereal packet’ family) Types of Family The Nuclear Family (Also known as the ‘cereal packet’ family) The nuclear family is one which consists of a mother, father and their child/children. Therefore the nuclear family refers to two generations of family members living together.

Types of Family The Extended Family An extended family is one which contains relative beyond the nuclear family for example grandparents who live together in the same household.

Types of Family The Reconstituted Family A reconstituted family is one which is often referred to as a ‘step family’. This type of family still consists of parents and children although one of the parents may be a social parent, meaning they are not the child's biological parent.

Types of Family The Lone-Parent Family A lone-parent family is one which consists of children and just one parent. Why may lone-parent families form?

A Household or A Family? What is a household? A household is a group of people who live together, they may or may not be related through blood or marriage. What is a family? A family is a form of household where all the people who live together are related through either kinship ties or marriage.

Family or household type Activity Create a table like the one below and conduct an investigation into family types which exist among those in this class. If you do not which to say your family circumstances don’t feel pressured into taking part in this. Relative or friend Family or household type 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Analysis Is there really such thing as an ideal or typical family? Give reasons for your answer. Why does the current government appear to favour marriage and stable-two parent families? 37

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Just a minute Single parent family

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Just a minute Reconstituted family

Just a minute Cereal packet family

Family/Household life changes Date: Thursday, 27 December 2018 Family/Household life changes To identify changes to households over lifetimes To analyse the reasons why households change over time To synthesis this knowledge and understanding…

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.

Family/Household life changes Date: Thursday, 27 December 2018 Family/Household life changes To analyse how households have changed over time To evaluate whether there is such thing as a traditional British family

It is ok for gay men and lesbian women to adopt children RAG Cards! Hold up your RAG cards to show whether you agree with the statements There is nothing wrong with an unmarried woman who lives on her own choosing to have a baby It is ok for gay men and lesbian women to adopt children Children need firm discipline from their parents. An occasional clip around the ear does them no harm at all It should be easier for couples with young children to divorce if they no longer get along Mothers with children under the age of 11 should not work in full time, paid employment Marriage is still the best form of relationship for partnering and parenting

How have families changed since the 1950s?

Introduction Some sociologists would agree with the statement because…. Some sociologists would disagree with the statement because… Some sociologists would partially agree because… In conclusion, Socioloists