Year 11 - Religious education
The nature of families including the role of parents and children
Relationships and families
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will examine issues around sexuality, the family and relationships. They will study how Christians and other worldviews understand ideas of family and marriage and address how these affect views on issues such as divorce.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain different family types, the role of parents and children, and Christian teachings on these.
Key Notes
- Sociologists use terms for different family types including: single parent, nuclear, blended, extended and same-sex.
- National data in the UK shows how different family types have remained stable, increased or decreased over time.
- Christian Bible teachings suggest that nuclear and extended families are preferred as they are alluded to in text.
- Christian teachings in the Bible show that the role of children includes honouring and being kind to parents.
- Christian teachings show that the role of parents includes to involve them in Christian practices and to educate them.
Vocabulary To Learn
- blended family: a family group that includes the parents and children from their previous relationships (also reconstituted family)
- extended family: a family group including more than the nuclear family e.g. grandparents living together or nearby
- nuclear family: a family group consisting of parents and children only
- same-sex family: a family group consisting of parents who are the same gender and children only
- single parent family: a family group consisting of one parent and children only
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is an ideal family type.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Sociologists use terms for different family types including: single parent, nuclear, blended, extended and same-sex. National data in the UK shows how different family types have remained stable, increased or decreased over time.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'blended family'
a family group that includes the parents and children from their previous relationships (also reconstituted family).
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: There is an ideal family type. Correction: People may have different views on the best types but there is no ideal. All families are different.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Contemporary family issues: Polygamy Study Guide
- Contraception and family planning Study Guide
- Different religious views about contraception Study Guide
- Different religious views about same sex relationships Study Guide
- Different religious views about sex before marriage Study Guide
- Divorce, remarriage and related ethical arguments Study Guide
- Gender prejudice and discrimination Study Guide
- Human sexuality including heterosexual and same sex relationships Study Guide
- Religious attitudes to marriage Study Guide
- Religious views about divorce and remarriage Study Guide
- Sexual relationships before and outside of marriage Study Guide
- The nature and purpose of marriage Study Guide
- The purpose of families Study Guide
- The roles of men and women Study Guide
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