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Un-jumble the words to work out the definitions for:

Do now!. Un-jumble the words to work out the definitions for:. Life course:. Life chances:. Once you have worked out what the definitions are and you have written them in your glossary you should try to answer the following questions:. What do social class and ethnicity have in Common?.

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Un-jumble the words to work out the definitions for:

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  1. Do now! Un-jumble the words to work out the definitions for: Life course: Life chances: Once you have worked out what the definitions are and you have written them in your glossary you should try to answer the following questions: What do social class and ethnicity have in Common? What would society be like if everyone was equal? How can the area that a person lives in effect their health?

  2. Iife chances: Does everyone have an equal starting point in life? Aims: • To identify and evaluate key experiences in a person’s life course. • To analyse which factor could have the biggest affect on a person’s life chances and be able to justify your choice Key words: Life course: The key changes you experience during the different stages of your life. Life chances:The chances that different social groups have of obtaining things regarded as desirable or of suffering things regarded as undesirable. Copy these into your glossary.

  3. Read through the following exam questions. You have 3 minutes to answer one of them: • (a) Explain one way in which gender can affect an individual’s life chances. (3 marks) • (b) Explain one experience in a person’s life course that may be affected by their social class.(3 marks)

  4. Life chances - Peer assessment Attempt each question then swap your book with your partner and using the mark scheme peer assess their work. • (a) Explain one way in which gender can affect an individual’s life chances. (3 marks) Possible explanations include: sexism, employment prospects, female biology (women have children), societies expectations of women as housewives and mothers, appearance. 0 marks: The question has not been answered. 1 mark: 1 explanation from the above list has been identified but not explained. 2 marks: 1 explanation from the above list has been identified and briefly explained. 3 marks: 1 explanation from the above list has been identified and fully explained. • (b) Explain one experience in a person’s life course that may be affected by their social class. (3 marks) Possible experiences include: education, family, health, job/career, housing, leisure activities/hobbies, money, holidays, age and reason for death. 0 marks: The question has not been answered. 1 mark: 1 explanation from the above list has been identified but not explained. 2 marks: 1 explanation from the above list has been identified and briefly explained. 3 marks: 1 explanation from the above list has been identified and fully explained.

  5. Your life course Draw a timeline in your book of your life course so far, and your expected life course. Include; • Education • Family • Health • Job/career • Housing • Leisure activities/hobbies • Money • Holidays Highlight the aspects of your life that are affected by your; gender, ethnicity, religion, social class

  6. Life chances: Does everyone have an equal chance in life? In your book write a paragraph explaining which factor you think has the biggest affect on a person’s life chance? Make sure you justify your answer! Which factors affect a persons life chances? Why?

  7. You have 3 minutes to answer the same question that you answered before: • (a) Explain one way in which gender can affect an individual’s life chances. (3 marks) • (b) Explain one experience in a person’s life course that may be affected by their social class.(3 marks) • Now swap your book with your partner and using the mark scheme peer assess their work. • Has your mark improved?

  8. Traffic lights questions • I can define the term ‘life course’ • I know what is meant by the term ‘agent of socialisation’ • I can indentify 4 agents of secondary socialisation • I know which agent of socialisation is the most important. • I can identify some potential barriers to success in life

  9. Homework: Complete the exam essay question: ‘How far would sociologists argue that ethnicity has the biggest effect on a person’s life chance’ 12 marks. Due: Monday 12th October Please write in your diary.

  10. Ethnicity has the biggest effect on a person’s life chance because… Firstly Secondly In addition Other factors have more of an effect on a person’s life chances Firstly Secondly In addition ‘How far would sociologists argue that ethnicity has the biggest effect on a person’s life chance’ 12 marks. In conclusion…

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