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A lesson covering ‘Demographics’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic. The lesson supports the key areas of demographics: Birth and fertility rates Death rates Infant mortality rates The ageing population and life expectancy Migration Activites to support students with explaining cause and effect (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering ‘Policies’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic. The lesson supports students to create group presentations on 3 key governments: Conservative Government (1979-1997), Labour Government (1997-2010) and the Coalition Government (2010-2015) Students to explain how policies affect the family, and how this reflects sociological perspectives (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering ‘Childhood’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic. This includes key questions including ‘Is childhood a social construct?’ and ‘To what extent have experiences of childhood improved?’ Activities include: Analysis of key theories using modern examples Mini primary research task into ‘how happy are children today?’ Discussion around Black Mirror episode ‘Archangel’ relating to Helicopter Parenting (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering ‘Couples’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic - this includes gender roles, domestic labour, decision-making power relationships and the ‘dark side of the family’ A debate thread runs through the whole lesson - to what extent is the contemporary family symmetrical? Students conduct research into domestic labour, decision-making and the dark side of the family to use contemporary examples for a final debate Covers key theories including Parsons, Bott and Wilmott and Young (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering ‘family trends’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic This lesson centres around a group research task - students are allocated a topic (cohabitation, LATs, marriage, divorce or childbearing) and must create a handout and presentation regarding the trends. A group discussion follows. (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering ‘Family Diversity’ in the ‘Families and Households’ topic Activities include: ‘Higher or lower’ family diversity game Family type pictionary Research task on contemporary family statistics Life course analysis discussion Bowling ‘cause and effect’ activity - factors and family types (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering the Postmodernist perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic Activities include: Discussion around a ‘Peppa Pig’ clip ‘Domino effect’ cause and effect activity relating to globalisation Group evaluation using news articles (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering the New Right perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic Activities include: Discussion around an interview with Danny Kruger, Tory MP Group evaluation using news articles (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson covering the Feminist perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic Activities include: Discussion on ‘The good wife’s guide’ Human timeline of events relating to women’s rights Evaluation of liberal, radical and marxist feminism using modern examples (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study Tes paid licence

A lesson covering the Marxist perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic Activities include: Explaining the family as a tool of capitalism Marxism and family in the news - group work and evaluation Example introduction and paragraph (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study

A lesson covering the functionalist perspective in the ‘Families and Households’ topic Activities include: A thank you letter to my family Evaluation of Murdock Evaluation of Parsons The extended family in decline Example exam questions (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study

A lesson introducing students to the ‘Families and Households’ topic in Sociology Introduces students to the concept of ‘family’ and why it is hard to define. Activities include: Famous Families Quiz ‘Unconventional families’ research task Statistical analysis on families in the UK Powerpoint and student workbook included (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study

A lesson consolidating the ‘research methods in sociology’ scheme of work Students are guided to create revision notes to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different research methods

A lesson introducing students to using statistics as a secondary research method in sociology Covers different types of statistic: official and unofficial Activities include: a Census challenge, ‘name that statistic’, and ‘name that visual’ Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project Powerpoint and student workbook included Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop) (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson introducing students to using documents as a secondary research method in sociology Covers different types of document: personal, public, historic, and prior research Activities include: conducting content analysis on mobile phone camera reel, personal research, evaluation of methods Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project Powerpoint and student workbook included Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop) (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson introducing students to using experiments as a primary research method in sociology Covers different types of experiment: laboratory, field, and the comparative method Activities include: discussing famous experiments in sociology and exploring the Hawthorne Effect Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project Powerpoint and student workbook included Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop) (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson introducing students to using interviews as a primary research method in sociology Covers different types of interview: structured, unstructured, semi-structured and group Activities include: dissecting a clip from ‘Graham Norton’, designing an interview, ‘structured or unstructured’ game, interviewer bias and evaluations Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project Powerpoint and student workbook included Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop) (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)

A lesson introducing students to using observations as a primary research method in sociology Covers different types of observation: overt and covert, participant and non-participant, structured and unstructured Activities include: conducting an observation using the New York Street Cam, watching a clip from a Louis Theroux interview, conducting an in-person observation in school Part of a ‘Research Methods in Sociology’ scheme of work aimed at Year 12 students. Students work towards designing and carrying out their own piece of sociology research as a final project Powerpoint and student workbook included Separate ‘research project log’ available to download (see shop) (Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study)