GCSE sociology [WJEC/EDUQAS]- The role of older people in the family.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC]. The lesson focuses on the role of older people in the family. The powerpoint consist of 11 slides in total and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson.

included:

1. Starter activity. Students to try and identify the key terms and key sociologists.
2. Title page, encouraging students to think about the role older people have played in their lives and within their family.
3. Explanation of what has happened to life expectancy. Graph interpretation. What impact will this have on families?
4. The result of increased life expectancy on the family and society. Students to create a list or mind map. Answers included on the power point.
5. Explanation of the modified extended family, how this links to increased life expectancy and how it benefits families.
6. Explanation of traditional extended families. With reference to Forester (1990s).
7. Explanation of how increased life expectancy has lead to an increase in beanpole families.
8. Is the ageing population in Britain a problem? this is a reading task for students to complete. Questions for students to answer on the powerpoint. The reading is provided on a separate document. This task starts to refer to some of the A-level content, this is therefore a ‘challenge’ higher ability task.
9. Evaluation, with reference to the sandwich generation and boomerang children.
10. Summary/ comparison worksheet. Students to summaries their knowledge on the role of children, role of men and role of older people in the family.
11. Plenary. Students to define as many key terms as they can from the slide.