Title – Links between families, households ethnicity and social class

Learning Objective: to explore the links between families, households, ethnicity and social class.

Linking Time (5 – 10 minutes)

Need to Meta Think? Cultural diversity –
Starter activity:
Egalitarian – write down the
You need to be able to do this for
the lesson!
glossary terms
Emigration –
and see if you can
Immigration – write what they
mean.
Migration -
Connection finding: The ability to use connections from past experiences to seek possible
generalisations

Success Criteria:
 Explore how family life varies according to ethnicity.

 Explain how family life varies according to social class.

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Cultural diversity
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• Cultural diversity refers to difference

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in culture.
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• Cultural diversity is evidence of the
nurture debate. Diversity
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• Norms, values and customs vary Chec
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cultures. already know about the

term ‘cultural
• They change over time, between groups diversity’. Write using
within a society and between countries. a blue or black pen.

Connection finding: The ability to use connections from past experiences to seek possible generalisations
Why is Britain culturally diverse?
Hard working time: Cultural diversity over time
Task
How has British culture changed over time? ACP
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Using your interactive templates, you must
write down or draw examples to represent
British Culture in the past and today.
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Tips: Think about some of the following:

 Clothes VAA
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 Language
 Laws
 Customs
 Trends
 Food

Practice: The ability to train and prepare through repetition of the same processes in order to become more proficient.
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Can you
ideas
add to
with your
Is the UK Will you
the What is the UK like
better today? research this
Examples from templates
the past? group. today? ? further?
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• We share a culture within the UK BUT within our
culture, there a lots of other norms, values and
customs within different groups in the same country.
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• Different cultural practises can be found in different Chec
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religious, ethnic, social class and age groups.
Sikh culture
Men are required to wear a turban. Initially this
caused a clash of cultural practise in Britain of
wearing a crash helmet when riding a motorbike.
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Helmet (Religious Exemption) Act 1976, Sikhs
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Regional culture
Different regions in the UK speak in their
own unique dialect and have their own
traditions.

Connection finding: The ability to use connections from past experiences to seek possible generalisations
https://revisesociology.com/2015/04/26/families-ethnicity-uk/

1. Taken from the 2011 consensus, what percentage of the population are classified as ‘white’?
2. What is the increase (percentage) in the population of non-white in 2001 – 2011? (5%)
3. What culturally diverse groups make up Britain?
4. Choose two groups and research the similarities and differences regarding norms, values and culture.
Tip think about marriage, relationships and roles within the family.

Research area Findings

Asian Family Life
Immigrant women

UAE link
Explore and investigate
cultural diversity in the
UAE. What are your
findings?
 Cultural diversity across the world
There is much difference in culture across the world in
terms of food, traditions, dress etc…

To reiterate….

Cultural diversity supports the nurture theory.

Sociologists tend to believe that human behaviour
Can you think
In Britain- it is custom to say ‘thank you’ after a meal. Inuit’s from

is mostly learned. If it was completely natural,

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of any other
examples of
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cultural diversity would not exist. We would all
In India and Japan, all food on a plate should be finished to show
the meal was enjoyed.
cultural
diversity
think, eat, dress, speak etc inacross
a similar way.
• In china clearing your plate is considered rude- not enough food.
• the
Slurping soup in Japan- acceptable. Rude in Britain

world?
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Exam Question ACP

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Describe what is meant by cultural diversity. (2 marks).

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What is the examiner looking for?
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• AO1 marks =2 The examiner is testing your knowledge

……………………………………………………
and understanding of the key term. Cultural diversity refers to……
Within the UK ……..
• You will be awarded one mark for a basic explanation
……………………………………………………
of cultural diversity.
• You will be rewarded the second mark for a
Across the globe….
Evidence can be found…..

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developed answer with an example. Try and reference
the words norms, values, practise.
Self-regulation: The ability to monitor, evaluate and self-correct
For example…………
Check your Meta Thinking - Correction

Describe what is meant by cultural diversity. (2 marks).

Cultural diversity refers to the difference in cultures over time and from
place to place. For example within the UK there are many subcultures
with their own unique norms, practise and values. For example the
Skinheads.

Analyse your response to your thinking!

What should I do now if you have not got it yet…?
• Look back at the examples – did you follow the steps correctly?
Demonstrate your confidence with 3 points:

1) What is cultural diversity?

2) How is Britain culturally diverse?

3) What impact does cultural diversity have on society?

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