Types of family Who are the theorists?

1. W/C - 15/9/14

2.  In exam conditions:
◦ Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 (at most)
sentences
◦ Each question is worth 2 marks
◦ You have 5 mins
1. What is meant by the term ‘norm’?
2. Give 2 reasons why culture may impact on norms.
3. Why may values have changed over the last 100
years in the same country/area?

3.  What different types of family are there?
 What are the main theories of family
 What are their characteristics?
 Are there any similarities/differences?
 SOLO Taxonomy - skill

4.  Draw a mind map of all of the different types
of families we have in the UK
◦ For each one, outline their key traits/characteristics
◦ Extension Task available

5.  In clockwise direction, move to the next table
and reflect on what they have put
◦ Is it correct?
◦ Is it relevant?
◦ Does it tell enough information?
Each group is to agree on a question/statement/area
for improvement for each sheet of paper.
2 minutes on each table

6.  When back to your table:
◦ Read the annotations and discuss responses to the
questions.
◦ When agreed on response write it on the sheet
◦ When completed, take a photo of your sheet (so you
have a copy) and pin it up behind you

7. Single Parent Nuclear
Cohabitation Reconstituted
Living Alone
Divorced
Same Sex

8.  Main theories we will cover in family and
households are:
◦ Functionalist
◦ New Right
◦ Feminist
◦ Marxist
◦ Postmodernist
◦ They all have their views on the family and what is
right, wrong, and why they are the way they are

9.  Functionalism
◦ Nuclear family
◦ Set roles of members of the family
◦ ‘Traditional’
Consensus Theory

10.  New Right
◦ Conservative
◦ Nuclear
◦ Family stays together no matter what
Consensus

11.  Feminism
◦ Women are oppressed
◦ Family and Society geared towards men
Conflict Theory

12.  Marxism
◦ Society is unequally
◦ Rich and Poor
◦ Family enables this cycle
Conflict

13.  Postmodernism
◦ ‘Family’ has changed
◦ Diversity and choice
◦ ‘Love’ over necessity or security
Conflict (but.......)

14.  I want you to create a mind map of the
different theories and their key characteristics
 This is something that you will add to over
the coming weeks, and use for revision so
think about how you want to set it out (space)
 Alternatives
◦ You can create a Padlet or a blog if you want to

15.  What is it?
◦ Structure of
◦ Observed
◦ Learning
◦ Outcomes
◦ Levels of increasing complexity of understanding of
subject

17. SOLO TAXONOMY
(after Biggs and Collis 1982)
Define
Identify
Do simple
procedure
Define
Describe
List
Do algorithm
Combine
Compare/contrast
Explain causes
Sequence
Classify
Analyse
Part/whole
Relate
Analogy
Apply
Formulate questions
Evaluate
Theorise
Generalise
Predict
Create
Imagine
Hypothesise
Reflect
Unistructural Multistructural Relational Extended abstract
Prestructural

18. Really there’s not much there.
For example:
Prestructural
What do
you know
about
Tennis?
Err…..
What??

19. Unistructural
Define
Identify
Outline
There’s one idea there.
For example:
What do
you know
about
Tennis?
Err…..
You
need a
racket

20. Multistructural
Define
Describe
List
Combine
There are a number of ideas.
For example:
What do
you know
about
Tennis?
It’s a game
played between
two people
where you hit a
ball over a net,
keeping it
within certain
boundaries

21. Compare/contrast
Explain causes
Sequence
Classify
Analyse
Part/whole
Relate
Analogy
Apply
Formulate questions
There are a number of ideas and links are be made
between these ideas
For example:
Relational
What
do you
know
about
Tennis?
It’s a game of skill played
between two people. The
idea is to out manoeuvre
your opponent by hitting
the ball over the net in such
a way as to force them to
make a mistake. Whether it
is their failure to return the
shot or they miss the ball.

22. Evaluate
Theorise
Generalise
Predict
Create
Imagine
Hypothesise
Reflect
There is a range of ideas which are linked together plus
some knew or extended thinking is added.
For example:
Extended abstract
What
do you
know
about
Tennis?
It’s a game of skill played
between two people. The
idea is to out manoeuvre
your opponent by hitting
the ball over the net in such
a way as to force them to
make a mistake. Whether it
is their failure to return the
shot or they miss the ball.
If you knew each
players skill level
with regard to
putting spin on the
ball, accuracy and
speed of their
serve, you could
predict the
outcome of each
match

23.  Homework
 Class work
 Notes
 Revision
 Exam

24.  Go to your ‘Family mind map’ and assess
what level of SOLO you have hit in different
parts
◦ You can draw the diagrams, write a number, or the
word
◦ When completed I want you to assess your answers
from the start of the lesson test
 What level are they asking you to hit?
 What level are they hitting?
 Do you need to make changes?

25.  Complete the reflection sheet and put it with
your notes for today in your file
 Key – what are you going to do to improve?
◦ Set an AP on your ILP
Homework will be posted on the blog