Soobin+B+-+Marriage+&+Family

=Marriage & Family = = = =Lesson Plan =


 * MARRIAGE AND FAMILY IN THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE (452-456) 15 minutes**

-ask students what functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism are -Review functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism -brief keynote presentation -give examples for each = functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism -matching game = give a situation, then have to match whether if it is an example of functionalism, conflict theory, or symbolic interactionism -share research student did for homework


 * DIVERSITY IN U.S. FAMILIES (462-466) 25 minutes**

-video -keynote (matching game: list different types of families, students have to try and match the correct vocabulary that correlates with each picture of a different family) -discussion questions


 * TRENDS IN U.S. FAMILIES (466-471) 25 minutes**

-share articles that each student found for homework -compare article to explanation given in textbook


 * ASSESSMENT**

-write a journal answering a given question (another discussion question)

=Chapter 16 Assignment =


 * 1) Find one article that discusses about the trends in U.S. families. Each person will be given a topic and must find an article about their assigned topic. Read pages 466-471 for information about your topic.**

Daeun: Grandparents as Parents

Lydia: Cohabitation

Jenice: Postponing Childbirth

Mike: Postponing Marriage

Jamie: The “Sandwich Generation” and Elder Care

Stella: Unmarried Mothers


 * 2) Find any type of media that discusses marriage or family in a functionalist, conflict theorist, or symbolic interactionist perspective (assigned below).**

Daeun: Conflict Theory

Lydia: Functionalism

Jenice: Symbolic Interactionism

Mike: Conflict Theory

Jamie: Functionalism

Stella: Symbolic Interactionism