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Summer tasks for september 2011

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Welling School Sixth Form
Welling School Sixth Form

The document provides sociology homework tasks and key terms for students to learn for September. The tasks include making a collage of different family types, preparing to debate if there is a right type of family, and giving an example of each family type from media. Key terms for students to learn and draw examples of include nuclear, reconstituted, lone parent, and same sex families.

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SOCIOLOGY SUMMER TASKS FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 1. Make a collage of all the different family types you can get. 2. Prepare for a debate on is there a ‘right’ type of family? 3. Think of 1 example in the media of each family type you’ve listed
SOCIOLOGY SUMMER TASKS FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 1. Make a collage of all the different schools types you can get. 2. Prepare for a debate on is there a ‘right’ type of schools? 3. Think of 1 example in London of each school type you’ve listed
Key Terms to learn for Homework Draw and label an example for each term Nuclear family: a family that has a father, mother and their children Reconstituted family: a family living together with step parents / step brothers/sisters Lone Parent family: One adult Raising a child/children (not called single due to may have partner that lives elsewhere) Neo-conventional Families: A nuclear family with partners working Cohabitating: partners living together without being married Cereal Packet Family: The traditional image of a family with male and female roles Same Sex Families: A couple that live together that are the same sex Singletons: a person living on their own Communal household: People that rents a room and all contribute to bills Extended family: a nuclear family with more e.g. grandparents, (vertical) aunts & uncles (horizontal) Finch & Mason ties are important Beanpole family: A small nuclear family that is in regular contact with the grandparents that may even be the childminder
Key Terms to learn for Homework Draw and label an example for each term Elementary Schools: 5 -11 years old, this changed its name under the Butler Act to primary schools Primary Schools: From 5-11 years (compulsory) with one teacher for the year. It tends to be mixed and close to home. Comprehensive Schools: From 11-16 (compulsory) which accepts all students regardless of ability or background. It tends to be mixed with approximately a dozen specialist teachers on a students timetable. Faith Schools: schools that educate students with their religious perspective Tripartite System: Three types of secondary schools based on the results of the 11+ / IQ tests (Intelligence Quotient) This was apart of the Butler Act. Specialist Schools: They receive funding to specialise in a subject area and can select 10% of their year intake to this specialism Trust School: Local businesses and parents had opted out of the local authority/council and this gives them more power/independence with budget, staffing and intake City Academies: Schools that have closed and reopened by private businesses under New Labour Grammar Schools : They have been selecting since the Butler Act 1944 according to the 11+ results and still continue to do so Private School: fee charging schools that are independent from the state sector

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Summer tasks for september 2011

  • 1. SOCIOLOGY SUMMER TASKS FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 1. Make a collage of all the different family types you can get. 2. Prepare for a debate on is there a ‘right’ type of family? 3. Think of 1 example in the media of each family type you’ve listed
  • 2. SOCIOLOGY SUMMER TASKS FOR SEPTEMBER 2011 1. Make a collage of all the different schools types you can get. 2. Prepare for a debate on is there a ‘right’ type of schools? 3. Think of 1 example in London of each school type you’ve listed
  • 3. Key Terms to learn for Homework Draw and label an example for each term Nuclear family: a family that has a father, mother and their children Reconstituted family: a family living together with step parents / step brothers/sisters Lone Parent family: One adult Raising a child/children (not called single due to may have partner that lives elsewhere) Neo-conventional Families: A nuclear family with partners working Cohabitating: partners living together without being married Cereal Packet Family: The traditional image of a family with male and female roles Same Sex Families: A couple that live together that are the same sex Singletons: a person living on their own Communal household: People that rents a room and all contribute to bills Extended family: a nuclear family with more e.g. grandparents, (vertical) aunts & uncles (horizontal) Finch & Mason ties are important Beanpole family: A small nuclear family that is in regular contact with the grandparents that may even be the childminder
  • 4. Key Terms to learn for Homework Draw and label an example for each term Elementary Schools: 5 -11 years old, this changed its name under the Butler Act to primary schools Primary Schools: From 5-11 years (compulsory) with one teacher for the year. It tends to be mixed and close to home. Comprehensive Schools: From 11-16 (compulsory) which accepts all students regardless of ability or background. It tends to be mixed with approximately a dozen specialist teachers on a students timetable. Faith Schools: schools that educate students with their religious perspective Tripartite System: Three types of secondary schools based on the results of the 11+ / IQ tests (Intelligence Quotient) This was apart of the Butler Act. Specialist Schools: They receive funding to specialise in a subject area and can select 10% of their year intake to this specialism Trust School: Local businesses and parents had opted out of the local authority/council and this gives them more power/independence with budget, staffing and intake City Academies: Schools that have closed and reopened by private businesses under New Labour Grammar Schools : They have been selecting since the Butler Act 1944 according to the 11+ results and still continue to do so Private School: fee charging schools that are independent from the state sector