family & social change
How are families changing? Is this for the better or for the worse? Is there a perfect family structure?
Candidates will explore different perspectives of the role of the family in society, giving an opportunity for them to reflect on the key concepts of Power, control and resistance, and Socialisation, culture and identity. Candidates will examine the effects of social change on the diversity of family and household forms, which link to the key concept of Social change and development. |
3.1 Perspectives on the role of the family
• Functionalist accounts of how the family benefits its members and society and how the functions of families
have changed over time, including the ‘loss of functions’ debate.
• Marxist accounts of how the family benefits capitalism, including ideological control, reproduction of labour
and consumption.
• Feminist responses to functionalist and Marxist accounts of the role of the family.
• Functionalist accounts of how the family benefits its members and society and how the functions of families
have changed over time, including the ‘loss of functions’ debate.
• Marxist accounts of how the family benefits capitalism, including ideological control, reproduction of labour
and consumption.
• Feminist responses to functionalist and Marxist accounts of the role of the family.
Introduction to Functionalist Theory:
https://www.thoughtco.com/functionalist-perspective-3026625
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cochise-sociology-os/chapter/the-functionalist-perspective/
https://revisesociology.com/2016/01/23/functionalist-theory-sociology/
Videos:
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture/social-structures/v/functionalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYuY1-oFOlU
Image from https://thesociologyguy.com/starting-gcse-sociology/
https://www.thoughtco.com/functionalist-perspective-3026625
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cochise-sociology-os/chapter/the-functionalist-perspective/
https://revisesociology.com/2016/01/23/functionalist-theory-sociology/
Videos:
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture/social-structures/v/functionalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYuY1-oFOlU
Image from https://thesociologyguy.com/starting-gcse-sociology/
Functionalist Theory of the family:
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/06/10/functions-of-the-family/
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/09/functionalist-perspective-family/
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/sociological-perspectives-on-family/
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-functionalism (inc Videos)
https://thesociologyguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/functionalism-and-family-blank-.pdf:
Activity
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/06/10/functions-of-the-family/
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/09/functionalist-perspective-family/
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/sociological-perspectives-on-family/
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-functionalism (inc Videos)
https://thesociologyguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/functionalism-and-family-blank-.pdf:
Activity
Introduction to Marxist Theory:
https://www.thoughtco.com/marxist-sociology-3026397:
https://revisesociology.com/2016/04/10/the-marxist-perspective-on-society/
https://revisesociology.com/2015/11/22/marx-key-ideas-summary/ (with videos)
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/170204-marxism.pdf (with activities)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4vjq1HVzww
https://www.thoughtco.com/marxist-sociology-3026397:
https://revisesociology.com/2016/04/10/the-marxist-perspective-on-society/
https://revisesociology.com/2015/11/22/marx-key-ideas-summary/ (with videos)
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/170204-marxism.pdf (with activities)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4vjq1HVzww
Marxist Theory of the family:
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-marxism (with video)
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/10/marxist-perspective-family/
https://revisesociology.com/2018/02/26/marxism-family/
https://sociologytwynham.com/2013/06/13/marxist/ (inc Challenge test at the end)
https://thesociologyguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/marxism-and-family-blank.pdf (Activity)
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKLic72YN8 (4 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZUkCQRIqw8 (17 mins)
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-marxism (with video)
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/10/marxist-perspective-family/
https://revisesociology.com/2018/02/26/marxism-family/
https://sociologytwynham.com/2013/06/13/marxist/ (inc Challenge test at the end)
https://thesociologyguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/marxism-and-family-blank.pdf (Activity)
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKLic72YN8 (4 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZUkCQRIqw8 (17 mins)
Introduction to Feminist Theory:
https://www.thoughtco.com/feminist-theory-3026624
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cochise-sociology-os/chapter/the-feminist-perspective/
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-feminist-theory/
https://revisesociology.com/2016/07/25/feminist-perspectives-on-society-a-summary-grid/
https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=27098473&autoplay=false&playlist=show&cover_image_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net%2Fimages.spreaker.com%2Foriginal%2Fd1c99ad919cb0e56185ea6ec1640fed1.jpg: Excellent podcast with Dr Finn Mackay on Radical Feminism.
Feminist Theory of the family:
https://revisesociology.com/category/marxism-2/page/3/: Scroll down for section on Marxist feminists
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/06/30/feminist-views-of-the-family/ (inc Videos)
https://sociologytwynham.com/2013/06/13/feminist-views-of-the-family-2/
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-feminism (inc Video)
https://www.thoughtco.com/feminist-theory-3026624
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/cochise-sociology-os/chapter/the-feminist-perspective/
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-feminist-theory/
https://revisesociology.com/2016/07/25/feminist-perspectives-on-society-a-summary-grid/
https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=27098473&autoplay=false&playlist=show&cover_image_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net%2Fimages.spreaker.com%2Foriginal%2Fd1c99ad919cb0e56185ea6ec1640fed1.jpg: Excellent podcast with Dr Finn Mackay on Radical Feminism.
Feminist Theory of the family:
https://revisesociology.com/category/marxism-2/page/3/: Scroll down for section on Marxist feminists
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/06/30/feminist-views-of-the-family/ (inc Videos)
https://sociologytwynham.com/2013/06/13/feminist-views-of-the-family-2/
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-feminism (inc Video)
3.2 Diversity and social change
• The causes and consequences of changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, divorce and separation.
• Different family and household forms, including nuclear, extended, lone-parent, reconstituted, same-sex families, families of choice and single-person households.
• Dimensions of family diversity, including organisational, cultural and class diversity.
• The debate about the extent of family diversity and the dominance of the nuclear family.
• New Right and postmodernist perspectives on family diversity.
• The state and social policy as influences on the family.
Candidates will consider different ways in which the behaviours of some family members are controlled by others, and will examine equality in the family. These issues provide a context for the key concepts of Power, control and resistance, and Inequality and opportunity.
• The causes and consequences of changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, divorce and separation.
• Different family and household forms, including nuclear, extended, lone-parent, reconstituted, same-sex families, families of choice and single-person households.
• Dimensions of family diversity, including organisational, cultural and class diversity.
• The debate about the extent of family diversity and the dominance of the nuclear family.
• New Right and postmodernist perspectives on family diversity.
• The state and social policy as influences on the family.
Candidates will consider different ways in which the behaviours of some family members are controlled by others, and will examine equality in the family. These issues provide a context for the key concepts of Power, control and resistance, and Inequality and opportunity.
• The causes and consequences of changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, divorce and separation.
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-changing-patterns-of-marriage (inc Video)
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-changing-patterns-of-separation-and-divorce
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/c2_5.pdf (3 excellent Mind Maps)
https://revisesociology.com/category/families-and-households/marriage-divorce-and-cohabitation/ (Useful statistics)
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/changing-patterns-family-life (Useful notes and questions to test your understanding)
http://www.sociologyarticles.co.uk/changing-family-patterns/ (Useful notes and questions to test your understanding)
https://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology/divorce: Specific focus on divorce
Videos:
Divorce & Marriage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPoL4sYYDi4 (17 mins)
Divorce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSKjScqVUlY (11 mins)
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-changing-patterns-of-marriage (inc Video)
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-changing-patterns-of-separation-and-divorce
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/c2_5.pdf (3 excellent Mind Maps)
https://revisesociology.com/category/families-and-households/marriage-divorce-and-cohabitation/ (Useful statistics)
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/changing-patterns-family-life (Useful notes and questions to test your understanding)
http://www.sociologyarticles.co.uk/changing-family-patterns/ (Useful notes and questions to test your understanding)
https://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology/divorce: Specific focus on divorce
Videos:
Divorce & Marriage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPoL4sYYDi4 (17 mins)
Divorce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSKjScqVUlY (11 mins)
• Different family and household forms, including nuclear, extended, lone-parent, reconstituted, same-sex families, families of choice and single-person households.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/family/: Overview of the topic
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/family-social-structure-0 : Overview of the topic with references to theories
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-forms-of-family-diversity: Excellent for key terms
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/182947-families-and-relationships-delivery-guide.pdf :
This has a range of useful activities to involve you in your learning.
file:///C:/Users/jba/Downloads/Families_and_Households_Revision_Notes_2017_v2.pdf: Go to Topic 3.
http://www.familiesandsocieties.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/WP6PailheMortelmansEtal2014.pdf : An EU sponsored round-up of Europe from 2014)
Video: Step-families, ethnic minorities & extended families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl8X3qxENL4&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=11 (11 mins)
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/family/: Overview of the topic
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/family-social-structure-0 : Overview of the topic with references to theories
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-forms-of-family-diversity: Excellent for key terms
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/182947-families-and-relationships-delivery-guide.pdf :
This has a range of useful activities to involve you in your learning.
file:///C:/Users/jba/Downloads/Families_and_Households_Revision_Notes_2017_v2.pdf: Go to Topic 3.
http://www.familiesandsocieties.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/WP6PailheMortelmansEtal2014.pdf : An EU sponsored round-up of Europe from 2014)
Video: Step-families, ethnic minorities & extended families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl8X3qxENL4&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=11 (11 mins)
• Dimensions of family diversity, including organisational, cultural and class diversity.
• The debate about the extent of family diversity and the dominance of the nuclear family.
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/family-diversity-0: With reference to theories
https://sociologytwynham.com/2013/06/26/understanding-family-diversity/: With video
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/fdiverse.pdf: Detailed set of notes from Chris Livesey (who wrote the textbook)
http://www.sociologyarticles.co.uk/family-diversitythe-rapoports/: Nice summary of Rapoports’ 5 types of diversity
https://www.shortcutstv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Family_3_Diversity.pdf: Effectively a textbook chapter summary, written for A Level.
https://getrevising.co.uk/revision-notes/family-diversity-2: Revision summary.
Video Summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH8czpNk0p4 (15 mins)
• The debate about the extent of family diversity and the dominance of the nuclear family.
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/family-diversity-0: With reference to theories
https://sociologytwynham.com/2013/06/26/understanding-family-diversity/: With video
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/fdiverse.pdf: Detailed set of notes from Chris Livesey (who wrote the textbook)
http://www.sociologyarticles.co.uk/family-diversitythe-rapoports/: Nice summary of Rapoports’ 5 types of diversity
https://www.shortcutstv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Family_3_Diversity.pdf: Effectively a textbook chapter summary, written for A Level.
https://getrevising.co.uk/revision-notes/family-diversity-2: Revision summary.
Video Summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH8czpNk0p4 (15 mins)
• New Right and postmodernist perspectives on family diversity.
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/10/new-right-family/: Summary
https://www.melaniephillips.com/tearing-up-sexual-contract/: Melanie Phillips is an influential British New Right commentator
https://thesociologyguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/post-and-late-modernity-and-family.pdf :Useful Summary
https://www.shortcutstv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Family_3_Diversity.pdf: P211-217, effectively a textbook chapter summary, written for A Level.
https://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology/family-ideology/revise-it/types-of-family: Conventional regulation (marriage) and individual choice.
Video: Postmodern perspectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EGf3SOAeek&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=13 (17 mins)
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/10/new-right-family/: Summary
https://www.melaniephillips.com/tearing-up-sexual-contract/: Melanie Phillips is an influential British New Right commentator
https://thesociologyguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/post-and-late-modernity-and-family.pdf :Useful Summary
https://www.shortcutstv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Family_3_Diversity.pdf: P211-217, effectively a textbook chapter summary, written for A Level.
https://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology/family-ideology/revise-it/types-of-family: Conventional regulation (marriage) and individual choice.
Video: Postmodern perspectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EGf3SOAeek&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=13 (17 mins)
• The state and social policy as influences on the family.
file:///C:/Users/jba/Downloads/Families_and_Households_Revision_Notes_2017_v2.pdf: Go to Topic 6.
https://www.shortcutstv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Family_3_Diversity.pdf: P217-219, effectively a textbook chapter summary, written for A Level.
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/10/new-right-family/: Inc Evaluation
https://revisesociology.com/2015/12/17/social-policy-family/: excellent overview, with second page linked at the bottom.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/fpolicy.pdf: Detailed set of notes from Chris Livesey (who wrote the textbook)
Videos:
Functionalism, the New Right & Policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT2av4U1sp0&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=14 (12 mins)
New Right; Feminism & Policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC1xpXa4G_E&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=15 (9 mins)
file:///C:/Users/jba/Downloads/Families_and_Households_Revision_Notes_2017_v2.pdf: Go to Topic 6.
https://www.shortcutstv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Family_3_Diversity.pdf: P217-219, effectively a textbook chapter summary, written for A Level.
https://revisesociology.com/2014/02/10/new-right-family/: Inc Evaluation
https://revisesociology.com/2015/12/17/social-policy-family/: excellent overview, with second page linked at the bottom.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/fpolicy.pdf: Detailed set of notes from Chris Livesey (who wrote the textbook)
Videos:
Functionalism, the New Right & Policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT2av4U1sp0&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=14 (12 mins)
New Right; Feminism & Policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC1xpXa4G_E&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=15 (9 mins)