Family roles & changing relationships
How far is there equality in family relationships? What determines the level of power someone has?
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.
4.1 Gender equality and experiences of family life
• Different feminist perspectives on equality and power in the family, including liberal, radical and Marxist feminist.
• Conjugal roles and debates about gender equality in the family, including housework, childcare, power and emotion work.
• Debates about whether the experience of family life is positive or negative for family members.
• Different feminist perspectives on equality and power in the family, including liberal, radical and Marxist feminist.
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-feminism: A nice introduction, with a video.
https://www.sociologystuff.com/download/cceb7373-b83b-11e7-8b4c-b186615473aa/: Great summary of Feminist perspectives and how they apply to the family
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeyhlSUyJmU&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=2 (17 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm2FzeUXPLw&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=6 (13 mins)
https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/reference/families-feminism: A nice introduction, with a video.
https://www.sociologystuff.com/download/cceb7373-b83b-11e7-8b4c-b186615473aa/: Great summary of Feminist perspectives and how they apply to the family
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeyhlSUyJmU&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=2 (17 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm2FzeUXPLw&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=6 (13 mins)
• Conjugal roles and debates about gender equality in the family, including housework, childcare, power and emotion work.
https://alevel-sociology.fandom.com/wiki/Conjugal_roles: Consideration of studies contributing to the debate.
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/07/09/gender-power-in-the-family/: Review of the debate with a slide show.
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/gender-roles-family-life: Review of the debate.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/fchan1.pdf: Detailed pdf to download.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc8h1R9D5jw&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI (28 mins)
https://alevel-sociology.fandom.com/wiki/Conjugal_roles: Consideration of studies contributing to the debate.
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/07/09/gender-power-in-the-family/: Review of the debate with a slide show.
https://revisionworld.com/a2-level-level-revision/sociology-level-revision/family/gender-roles-family-life: Review of the debate.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/notes/fchan1.pdf: Detailed pdf to download.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc8h1R9D5jw&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI (28 mins)
• Debates about whether the experience of family life is positive or negative for family members.
For the positive side go back to Functionalist Theory.
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/07/10/dark-side-of-the-family/: Includes 2 videos
file:///C:/Users/jba/Downloads/Families_and_Households_Revision_Notes_2017_v2.pdf: Go to Topic 4.
https://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology/domestic-violence: 3 linked pages to follow through.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-violence-and-abuse/: Helpful overview of domestic violence and child abuse.
http://www.sociologyarticles.co.uk/interactionism_and-family/: Intro to Laing, Leach and Cooper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_abuse: an excellent review of elder abuse
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/32B257E7BB1B0FD70B23499C0A1C93AE/S0003445217000071a.pdf/elder_abuse_and_elder_victimization_a_sociological_analysis.pdf: A research paper into elder abuse.
Videos:
Useful video overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me01MPv6oak (17 mins)
Review of Laing, who felt family life caused schizophrenia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7j1b6F3MFU (9 mins)
For the positive side go back to Functionalist Theory.
https://sociologytwynham.com/2008/07/10/dark-side-of-the-family/: Includes 2 videos
file:///C:/Users/jba/Downloads/Families_and_Households_Revision_Notes_2017_v2.pdf: Go to Topic 4.
https://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology/domestic-violence: 3 linked pages to follow through.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-violence-and-abuse/: Helpful overview of domestic violence and child abuse.
http://www.sociologyarticles.co.uk/interactionism_and-family/: Intro to Laing, Leach and Cooper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_abuse: an excellent review of elder abuse
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/32B257E7BB1B0FD70B23499C0A1C93AE/S0003445217000071a.pdf/elder_abuse_and_elder_victimization_a_sociological_analysis.pdf: A research paper into elder abuse.
Videos:
Useful video overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me01MPv6oak (17 mins)
Review of Laing, who felt family life caused schizophrenia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7j1b6F3MFU (9 mins)
4.2 Age and family life
• The social construction of childhood, and changes in the role and social position of children in the family.
• The role and social position of grandparents in the family, including cross-cultural comparisons and the impact of changing life expectancy upon the family.
• Social class, gender and ethnicity as factors affecting the experiences of children in the family.
• Changes in the concepts of motherhood and fatherhood.
• The social construction of childhood, and changes in the role and social position of children in the family.
• The role and social position of grandparents in the family, including cross-cultural comparisons and the impact of changing life expectancy upon the family.
• Social class, gender and ethnicity as factors affecting the experiences of children in the family.
• Changes in the concepts of motherhood and fatherhood.
• The social construction of childhood, and changes in the role and social position of children in the family.
https://helpfulprofessor.com/social-constructions-of-childhood-examples/: Excellent review of stereotypes of children.
file:///C:/Users/jba/Downloads/Families_and_Households_Revision_Notes_2017_v2.pdf: Go to Topic 5.
http://www.sociologyarticles.co.uk/childhood/: Clear overview of the topic
https://revisesociology.com/2015/05/06/social-construction-of-childhood/: Clear overview of the topic
Videos:
Cultural and historical differences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rtCJWwnzA&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=3 (11 mins)
Inequality & the future of childhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj4B2fwMKC4&list=PLEnZEZyk_0so0Cm6zGWYCceka59dnQ2RI&index=4 (10 mins)
Western vs Global examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8pMfqRaPoA (10 mins)
• The role and social position of grandparents in the family, including cross-cultural comparisons and the impact of changing life expectancy upon the family.
https://www.wilmingtonparent.com/family/five-reasons-why-grandparents-are-so-important/: Nice, simple introduction
http://sociology.iresearchnet.com/sociology-of-family/grandparenthood/: Clear overview of the topic
https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/changing-role-grandparents: This Australian site gives a full overview of the range of functions performed by grandparents.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562415000451: This original paper looks at the impact of grandparents on the educational success of grandchildren
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3048&context=jssw: A study of grandfathers’ feelings
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-mds/haps/projects/MESH/AHRC-Meetings/Meeting2/AnnBuchannan.pdf: Slide show of Oxford survey answers https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/how-grandparents-could-killing-grandchildren-13903235: The downside of grandparents inc video.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8PIf0xkUMM (1.30 mins)
https://www.wilmingtonparent.com/family/five-reasons-why-grandparents-are-so-important/: Nice, simple introduction
http://sociology.iresearchnet.com/sociology-of-family/grandparenthood/: Clear overview of the topic
https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/changing-role-grandparents: This Australian site gives a full overview of the range of functions performed by grandparents.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562415000451: This original paper looks at the impact of grandparents on the educational success of grandchildren
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3048&context=jssw: A study of grandfathers’ feelings
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-mds/haps/projects/MESH/AHRC-Meetings/Meeting2/AnnBuchannan.pdf: Slide show of Oxford survey answers https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/how-grandparents-could-killing-grandchildren-13903235: The downside of grandparents inc video.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8PIf0xkUMM (1.30 mins)
• Social class, gender and ethnicity as factors affecting the experiences of children in the family.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-elephant-in-the-room/201302/the-reality-race-in-everyday-life: Helpful introduction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203131702.htm: Intersection of gender and race.
https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/National_Council_of_Family_Relations.pdf: Intersection of class and race.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/18/upshot/rich-children-and-poor-ones-are-raised-very-differently.html: How class impacts on children’s upbringing.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/childrens-views-parenting.pdf: A study of children’s experiences of parenting in the UK
https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-9276-10-3: A relatively easy paper introducing intersectionality theory and offering evidence related to health inequality.
https://msu.edu/~bartonf/wra135/Gender.pdf: A long paper, but worth skimming for ideas.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-elephant-in-the-room/201302/the-reality-race-in-everyday-life: Helpful introduction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203131702.htm: Intersection of gender and race.
https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/National_Council_of_Family_Relations.pdf: Intersection of class and race.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/18/upshot/rich-children-and-poor-ones-are-raised-very-differently.html: How class impacts on children’s upbringing.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/childrens-views-parenting.pdf: A study of children’s experiences of parenting in the UK
https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-9276-10-3: A relatively easy paper introducing intersectionality theory and offering evidence related to health inequality.
https://msu.edu/~bartonf/wra135/Gender.pdf: A long paper, but worth skimming for ideas.
• Changes in the concepts of motherhood and fatherhood.
http://trinitynews.ie/2016/05/significant-shift-in-the-concept-of-mother-and-father-in-the-last-100-years/: Useful introductory article.
http://sociology.iresearchnet.com/sociology-of-family/fatherhood/: Overview of changing research interests in understanding fatherhood.
http://sociology.iresearchnet.com/sociology-of-family/motherhood/: Overview of changing research interests in understanding motherhood.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191008104647.htm: Overview of changes in parental roles in Germany
https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/understanding-fatherhood.pdf: UK study of fatherhood.
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/03/14/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family/: Outline of US study.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/recent-changes-in-family-structure/: Introduces the sandwich generation, looking after kids and parents.
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/01/30/the-sandwich-generation/: More detailed study of the sandwich generation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_parenting: Overview of LGBT parenting.
https://therevealer.org/gay-parenthood-and-the-end-of-paternity-as-we-knew-it/: Gay parenthood considered in more detail.
http://trinitynews.ie/2016/05/significant-shift-in-the-concept-of-mother-and-father-in-the-last-100-years/: Useful introductory article.
http://sociology.iresearchnet.com/sociology-of-family/fatherhood/: Overview of changing research interests in understanding fatherhood.
http://sociology.iresearchnet.com/sociology-of-family/motherhood/: Overview of changing research interests in understanding motherhood.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191008104647.htm: Overview of changes in parental roles in Germany
https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/understanding-fatherhood.pdf: UK study of fatherhood.
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/03/14/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family/: Outline of US study.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-sociology/chapter/recent-changes-in-family-structure/: Introduces the sandwich generation, looking after kids and parents.
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/01/30/the-sandwich-generation/: More detailed study of the sandwich generation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_parenting: Overview of LGBT parenting.
https://therevealer.org/gay-parenthood-and-the-end-of-paternity-as-we-knew-it/: Gay parenthood considered in more detail.
