1. Sociological Perspectives on the Family
Date: Saturday, 12 January 2019
Sociological Perspectives on the Family
To recap the 4 Sociological perspectives
To apply these perspectives to the family
To evaluate which perspectives you feel are the most accurate
Starter – How do these pictures link with the family? TIF – what keywords do they represent?

2. Homework due Monday 3rd Feb
Your group has two weeks to:
Complete your revision guide
Revise for an assessment

3. Skimming, Scanning & Summarising
Skimming 1 - Only read the headings and look at any pictures/tablies. What do you think this text will be about?
Skimming 2 – read the first sentences of paragraphs (topic sentences) to get the gist of what it is about. How can you summarise the text so far?
Scanning – run your finger down the centre of the text to focus your look for key content, keywords and names of studies.
Summarising - you have 5 minutes to summarise the text in your own words, remembering the importance of keywords and names of studies.
TIF – Now try to condense this entire text into 15 words max!

5. New right Marxist Feminist
Grandparents play an important role in the family
Which sociological perspective do you agree the most with?
Families are the best structure in which to socialize a child
Conjugal roles are more equal
New right
Marxist
Feminist
Functionalist

6. Plenary
Decode the letters to recap the perspectives on the family.