A 1 Family cont 8 Traditional families are better for children %o Bob Rowthorne, professor of economics at Cambridge University challenged the propaganda that the blended family or step family 'at its best can provide a good alternative to the traditional family. He claimed that there is overwhelming evidence that on average(rather than 'at the best)step families are very dangerous places for children to be The level of child murder is many times higher in step families than in traditional married couples. %o Rowthorne also pointed out that children do not do as well in lone-parent families or in cohabiting families as they do in stable married couples %o The phenomena of lone-parent families in contemporary British society have led to an increase in poverty and social problems related to poverty
A 1 Family cont. ❖ Traditional families are better for children ❖ Bob Rowthorne, professor of economics at Cambridge University challenged the propaganda that the blended family or step family ‘at its best’ can provide a good alternative to the traditional family. He claimed that there is overwhelming evidence that on average (rather than ‘at the best’) step families are very dangerous places for children to be. The level of child murder is many times higher in step families than in traditional married couples. ❖ Rowthorne also pointed out that children do not do as well in lone-parent families or in cohabiting families as they do in stable married couples. ❖ The phenomena of lone- parent families in contemporary British society have led to an increase in poverty and social problems related to poverty
A 1 The Family Home is where the heart is Stable marriage will be the most important ingredient for a happy home life in Millennium Britain, according to a new Alliance Leicester public opinion poll by MORI .s The survey asked 1, 938 people what would be the most important ingredient to family life in 25 years time. Key findings included: oo Stable marriage and less divorce topped the poll with more than one in four people(26 per cent). The importance attached to stable marriage was consistent across all age groups, dispelling the possibility that the findings on marriage were simply a symptom of youthful idealism
A 1 The Family Home is Where the Heart is ❖ Stable marriage will be the most important ingredient for a happy home life in Millennium Britain, according to a new Alliance & Leicester public opinion poll by MORI. ❖ The survey asked 1,938 people what would be the most important ingredient to family life in 25 years time. Key findings included: ❖ Stable marriage and less divorce topped the poll with more than one in four people (26 per cent). The importance attached to stable marriage was consistent across all age groups, dispelling the possibility that the findings on marriage were simply a symptom of youthful idealism
A2 Youth organization. In Britain in the 1950s things cial gs Youth is not simply an age group, but a so happened that changed the way that young people thought about themselves and the way they behaved. For about ten years after the end of the Second world war in 1945 there was a rise in the birth rate. There were more young people around with money to spend. Companies started to manufacture things- music, films, clothes especially for young people &o Existing in the British culture this kind of age group is a subdivision of the national c hence the term youth subculture, ult ture
A 2 Youth ❖ Youth is not simply an age group, but a social organization. In Britain in the 1950s things happened that changed the way that young people thought about themselves and the way they behaved. For about ten years after the end of the Second World War in 1945 there was a rise in the birth rate. There were more young people around with money to spend. Companies started to manufacture things - music, films, clothes - especially for young people ❖ Existing in the British culture this kind of age group is a subdivision of the national culture, hence the term ‘youth subculture’
A2 Youth Youth subcultures oo Subculture a 'cultural group within a larger culture often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture(COD) .o Youth subcultures have a distinct individual style certain ways of dressing, speaking, listening to music and gathering in similar places 'o Youth subculture can be described as the way of life shared by young people &o Youth subcultures are inevitable products of affluent society.(e. g. The Teddy Boys o The majority of people leave the subcultures at some later point, often at the point of marriage
A2 Youth Youth Subcultures ❖ Subculture : a ‘cultural group within a larger culture often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture (COD) ❖ Youth subcultures have a distinct individual style – certain ways of dressing, speaking, listening to music and gathering in similar places. ❖ Youth subculture can be described as the way of life shared by young people. ❖ Youth subcultures are inevitable products of affluent society. ( e.g. The Teddy Boys ) ❖ The majority of people leave the subcultures at some later point, often at the point of marriage
A2 Youth o The 1950s was the rock n Roll era. This music was originally made by black people in the USA When copied by white musicians like Elvis, it became popular with white audiences-especially white teenagers . British kids loved it too and one of the first post-War teenage cults, the Teddy Boys or Teds, adopted it as their music. Teds had slicked-back quiffs or DA haircuts. They wore narrow drainpipe trousers, drape jackets, fancy shirts and bootlace ties. They had a reputation for violence
A 2 Youth ❖ The 1950s was the Rock 'n' Roll era. This music was originally made by black people in the USA. When copied by white musicians like Elvis, it became popular with white audiences - especially white teenagers. ❖ British kids loved it too and one of the first post-War teenage cults, the Teddy Boys or 'Teds', adopted it as their music. Teds had slicked-back 'quiffs' or 'DA' haircuts. They wore narrow 'drainpipe' trousers, 'drape' jackets, fancy shirts and 'bootlace' ties. They had a reputation for violence