January 19, 2019

Classroom Expectations:

Arrive on time

Coat off

Bags off desks

Equipment & Planner on desks

TITLE: DATE: 27/04/18Changing Partnerships 2

HOMEWORK REVIEW

Marxism essay - DUE

HW folder checks: feminist perspective, divorce & life course

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To give reasons and evidence for your views (ext: to consider alternative opinions and views)

To spot patterns and explain what's happening

Is the family a positive or negative institution in modern British society?

The Big Question:

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3EDUCATION FAMILIES & BELIEFS CRIME

What are the patterns of 'one-person households' and 'lone-parent families'

Same-Sex relationshipsOne-person HouseholdsLone-Parent families

How do different factors lead to changes in family structure?

To what extent are modern relationships different to the past?

IndependenceStigmaSecularisation

IndividualisationNormalisation

27/04/18Changing Partnerships

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HOMEWORKDUE

5th

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AO2: Key EvidenceStonewall (2012) estimate 5-7% of the adult population have same-sex relationships.

Why is it difficult to know whether this represents a change from the past?

Male homosexual acts were decriminalised in 1967 and more recently the age of consent was equalised.2002: cohabiting couples gained the same right to adopt as married couples.

2014: Same sex couples gained the right to marry.

Same-Sex relationships

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What does this idea of 'chosen families' demonstrate about same-sex relationships?

Jeffrey Weeks (1999): increased social acceptance may explain a trend towards same-sex cohabitation and stable relationships. Gay families are 'chosen families' where friendship and kinship offer the same security as heterosexual families.

Kath Weston (1992) describes same-sex cohabitation as 'quasi-marriage' and argues this is different to the 'gay lifestyle' of the 1970s where monogamy was largely rejected.

Allan and Crow argue that because of a lack of legal framework (like marriage) until recently, same-sex relationships required more negotiation. This made same-sex relationships more flexible but also less stable than heterosexual ones.

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AO2: Key Evidence

More than 3.3 million adults between 20 and 34 in the UK were living at home with their parents in 2013 according to the ONS.

Watch the video.

What type of family is this?

What factors might have caused it?

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Opposite to families, many more people are living alone. Why might this be?

AO2: Key Evidence

In 2013, almost three in ten households (7.7 million) contained only one person - 3 times the 1961 figure.

40% of one-person households are over 65 years old.(Most likely group: Men under 65)

At current rates, by 2033, over 30% of the adult population will be single (unpartnered and never-married)

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Reasons for increase in one-person households

Increase in separation and divorce

Men who divorce are more likely to live alone, while children stay with their mother.

More people are remaining single (decline in marriage + marrying later in life) Creative

singlehood - the deliberate choice to live alone

Greater life expectancy (especially for women) means people are living for longer, alone, when widowed.

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AO2: Key Evidence

Over 90% of LPFs/SPFs are headed by lone mothers

Until 1990, divorced women were the biggest group of lone mothers. From the early 1990s, single (never married) women were.

A child living with a lone parent is twice as likely to live in poverty.

Similar factors also lead to a rise in lone-parent families ...

How might 'lone-parent families' lead to social issues and concerns?

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After you read the article, identify:-The interesting point about experiences children have.-Explain some reasons given for motherswanting to parent alone.-What difficulties did Hertz find women faced?-How did some of the mothers critique the ideal of the nuclear family?

In what circumstances are fatherless families better for the children? Are these women depicting the personal life of the family where choice is everything?

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Why are 'fatherless families' so likely to be headed by females?

The widespread belief that women are more suited to a nurturing or 'expressive' role than males

The fact that divorce courts are more likely to give custody to the mother.

The fact that men may be less willing than women to take care of children

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'Single by choice':Many lone-parent families are female-headed because the mothers are single by choice. They may not wish to cohabit or marry, or they may wish to limit the father's involvement with the child.

Jean Renvoize (1985) found that professional women were more likely able to support their child without the father's involvement.

Ellis Cashmore (1985) found some working-class mothers with less earning power chose to live on welfare benefits without a partner, often because they had experienced abuse.

How might the factors affecting family change that also make 'single by choice' families more likely?

Think - Pair - Share

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Why are single parents vilified and stigmatised in society still?

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Lone parenthood, the welfare state and poverty:

Charles Murray (1984) , a New Right thinker, sees the growth of LPFs as resulting from an over-generous welfare state providing benefits to unmarried mothers and their children.

This has created a 'perverse incentive' - it rewards irresponsible behaviour such as having children without being able to provide for them. This leads to a dependency culture in which people assume the state will support them and their children.

Dependency CultureA culture in which people become reliant on the state and welfare benefits to survive, and accept this as normal.

Definition

What would a New Right thinker say?

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Lone parenthood, the welfare state and poverty:

Murray's solution is to abolish welfare benefits. This would reduce the dependency culture that encourages births outside of marriage.

AO3: EVALUATION?

The NR perspective is based on false assumptions about welfare benefits. Lone-parent families are much more likely to be in poverty and few mothers choose this willingly. This is because:· A lack of affordable childcare prevents lone parents working: 60% are unemployed.· The benefits are inadequate.· Most lone parents are women who earn less than men.· Many fathers fail to pay maintenance, especially if they start second families.

To what extent is the media to blame for stigmatisation of single parents? Any examples?

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Lone parenthood, the welfare state and poverty:AO3: EVALUATION:Lone parenthood has been presented in the media and public discussion as a major social problem, despite a lack of evidence. This has caused periodic moral panics about LPFs.

Why might a moral panic about LPFs benefit the right wing media & politicians?

Moral PanicA wave of public concern about an exaggerated or imaginary threat to society, stirred up by sensationalized reporting in the media.

Key word Definition

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EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE

Outline and explain two reasons for the growth of single-parent families.[10 marks]

An 'outline and explain' question requires:2 paragraphs. Each one should include...· A factual outline of the reason with a real-world example.· A sociological explanation of the reason, related to key concepts and perspectives.· Appropriate analysis: how and why has this reason led to a rise in alternative partnerships?

There is no need for evaluation, but a quick evaluative sentence or contrast can be useful in developing your analysis

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PLENARY

Objective Key WordsKnow

Understand

TITLE: DATE:

Can you talk for up to a whole minute about a factor leading to changes to the Nuclear Family in the UK?

Consider: · Examples of its impact· Sociological perspectives on the factor· Your own opinion

To give reasons and evidence for your views (ext: to consider alternative opinions and views)

To spot patterns and explain what's happening

What are the patterns of 'one-person households' and 'lone-parent families'

Same-Sex relationshipsOne-person HouseholdsLone-Parent families

How do different factors lead to changes in family structure?

To what extent are modern relationships different to the past?

IndependenceStigmaSecularisation

IndividualisationNormalisation

12/05/17Changing Partnerships 2