The Family-Resources
Guiding Questions:
What is a family in your opinion?
How and why have families become more diverse in the last few decades?
1. Types of Families (text)
The first article is an easy to read discussion of the different types of family structures.
2. The Family (text)
The second article is much more difficult but it provides comprehensive discussion of many aspects and perspectives of the modern family, including: feminist and functionalist perspectives, changes in family as a result of industrialisation and more recent changes in society, diversity in family structures and marital breakdown. This article is for those students who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the family, its history, evolution and modern perspectives.
3. The Role of Family and Social Change (video)
A positive commentary about how the family has coped with change in the American context.
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IBS1 ENGLISH B WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
The roles of fathers and mothers in today's family
View this video and read the article below to start you thinking about the role of fathers and mothers in modern Anglophone countries. This will be the topic for your summative WA. There are also many readings you can find on the internet to help you build background knowledge.
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