1. Watch the video clip and guess what the topic of today’s lesson is..

2. Lesson objectives Objectives:
To define the terms conjugal roles, joint and segregated conjugal roles with reference to relevant scholars. (d)
To understand that roles within the faimly are a social construction. (d)
To understand the arguments for conjugal roles being joint. (c)
To understand the arguments for conjugal roles being segregated. (c)
To come to a reasoned conclusion as to whether conjugal roles are becoming more equal in modern society (b)
Conjugal roles are the roles of the man and woman [husband and wife] in the home.

3. What factors have influenced the Gender roles within a
family past and present?
You have 5 minutes to mind map as many ideas as you can, be ready to share!

4. What factors have influenced the Gender roles within a
Female dependency
On men
industrialisation
What factors have influenced the
Gender roles within a
family past and present?
Availably of Contraception
Life expectancy
Family size
1860’s: 6 – 7 children
1870’s: mc ltd – stratified diffusion to wc
1990’s – below 2
Female employment
marriage
Role models through
The media

5. Exam Link: How can we use all of that information in an exam?
(C) Suggest 3 ways the housewife role is a social construction (6 marks)
Pick 3 from your list and explain them
C and up answers will show that things that are social constructions change over time because society does!
Key term definition: Social construction
"invented" or "constructed" by participants in a particular culture or society that exists because people agree to behave as if it exists or follow certain conventional rules.

6. Check your understanding
Complete the gap fill on housework

7. Your tasks
1) Read the notes on conjugal roles carefully and complete the 15 knowledge check questions.
2) Read the essay carefully.
Make a detailed mind map/ revision poster of all the sociologists who support the idea that conjugal roles are becoming more equal.
Make a detailed mind map/ revision poster of all the sociologists who disagree with the idea that conjugal roles are becoming more equal.

8. Homework:complete all tasks on the conjugal roles sheet

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