AQA GCSE Sociology - family: Functionalist function of the family (Murdock)

• Detailed lesson with lots of scaffolding based on adaptive teaching that help students criticise Murdock’s four functions of the family and analyse them by considering how they might benefit individuals and society as a whole.

Cover the following key terms:

• Sexual function

• Reproductive function

• Education function

• Economic function
   
  Covers the following sociologists:

• Murdock
   
   
  ANSWERS TO SOME/ MOST/ ALL MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED
  *Key terms students should know:

• Symmetrical family, Dual burden, Dual career families, Triple shift, Emotion work, Child-rearing,Primary socialisation, Segregated conjugal roles, joint conjugal roles, Expressive role, instrumental role, Breadwinner, Functionalism, Organic analogy

• RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PPT

• Includes 'teaching to all activity

• ANSWERS FOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDED

• Plenary helps students develop their ability to read and interpret exam items.

• Includes a key term and definition sheet for the lesson (new key terms but also makes links to key terms students should have previously learnt)
  Includes key term and definition sheet for the lesson