Families and Households
This Playlist brings together multiple courses on the topic of Families and Households in Sociology.
Perfect for those studying A Level Sociology.
What this playlist includes:
29 lectures across 5 courses.
All resources designed and delivered by university academics and researchers.
Courses and Lectures
1. Family Policy in Britain
Prof. Pat Thane
Birkbeck College, London
Birkbeck College, London
1.1. The Family in Britain Before the 1960s – 08:47
1.2. Family Policy in the 1960s – 09:06
1.3. Family Policy in the 1970s – 06:13
1.4. Family Policy in the 1980s and 1990s – 07:08
1.5. New Labour Family Policy, 1997-2010 – 04:53
1.6. Family Policy Since 2010 – 07:44
2. Sociological Theories of the Family
Dr Vicki Harman
Surrey University
Surrey University
2.1. Defining the Family – 06:31
2.2. Functionalist Approaches – 05:25
2.3. Marxist Approaches – 03:41
2.4. Feminist Approaches – 09:27
2.5. Family Diversity, Individualisation and Social ... – 07:57
2.6. Family Practices and Family Display – 06:02
3. The Sociology of Childhood
Prof. Karen Wells
Birkbeck College, London
Birkbeck College, London
3.1. The Social Construction of Childhood – 10:23
3.2. Childhood and Agency – 09:44
3.3. Child Rights – 10:48
3.4. Inequality and the Universality of Childhood – 09:43
3.5. Theories of Identity – Psychology and Childhood... – 05:22
3.6. School and Work – 11:17
3.7. Juvenile Justice – 12:01
4. The History of Childhood
Prof. Hugh Cunningham
Kent University
Kent University
4.1. Philippe Ariès and the History of Childhood – 08:01
4.2. Early Modern Childhood – 10:17
4.3. Nineteenth-Century Childhood: Industrialisation... – 11:20
4.4. The Twentieth Century: The “Century of the Child”? – 12:10
4.5. Childhood Under Threat? – 10:54
5. Old Age and Population Ageing
Prof. Pat Thane
Birkbeck College, London
Birkbeck College, London
5.1. The Ageing of British Society – 07:45
5.2. Old Age and the Welfare State Since 1945 – 09:48
5.3. Population Ageing and Policy, 1970s-Present – 07:18
5.4. Stereotypes and Realities About Older People – 07:41
5.5. Age Discrimination and Protest – 09:38
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