This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). It can now be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle. This is lesson 10 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Family’ section. This lesson covers the ‘criticisms of the family’ section of the specification. It covers the main criticisms of the family: families (isolation and unrealistic idealisation, loss of traditional functions, lack of contact with wider kinship networks, the status and role of women within families, marital breakdown, dysfunctional families) The next lesson (11/20) focusses on the work of sociologists Zaretsky and Delphy and Leonard (and their criticisms of the family). The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -8 x A3 Discussion/Debate Group Worksheets -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but certainly useful for any GCSE specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!) Positive reviews warmly welcomed!

Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) taught from September 2017. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle (from June, 2017) This is lesson 9 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Family’ section. This lesson covers the ‘changing relationships within the family’ section of the specification and discusses the theory of Willmott & Young (1973) [i.e. the four stages in the development of the family, the impact of industrialisation etc.] The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A4 worksheet -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but certainly useful for any GCSE specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)

Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). It can now be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle/ This is lesson 8 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Family’ section. This lesson covers the ‘changing relationships within the family’ section of the specification and discusses how relationships in the family have changed over time, with specific attention to case-studies of ancient cultures. The next lesson (9/20) deals more closely with Willmott & Young’s (1973) theories about changing relationships within families. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 worksheet -A knowledge hunt file -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

This A4 P4C poster is designed to be put up, preferably as a sticker, on the toilets in your school. It consists of a 2000 word list of philosophical questions to provoke philosophical thought. Simple idea, but takes ages to make! The file is a .pdf

Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle. This is lesson 4 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Family’ section. This lesson discusses different forms of the family (nuclear, extended, reconstituted, lone parent, single sex). It also covers the work of the Rapoports on family diversity. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint Presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided worksheet -Images for a poster design task -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

Professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192) . It can now be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle. This is lesson 3 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Family’ section. This lesson discusses the functions and roles of the family according to Talcott Parsons. The download features a .zip file which includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided worksheet -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification, certainly useful for any GCSE specification however. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated.