Competition Time - Week beginning 11/11/13

Competition time Q7 - Week beginning 04/11/13

Social Diversity Project

In the next 4 lessons, you will complete 3 tasks on the topic of Social Diversity, as per your sheets.

These tasks involve identifying, explaining and discussing topics within the area of Social Diversity.

Task 1: Social Structures
Choose one of the social structures below and generate an infographic that identifies four changes that have occured between the 1930s and present day:

• The 'Family'
• Opinions on ethnicity
• Stereotyping
• The community
• Gender roles

4 Marks

This task is worth 4 marks, we are looking for FOUR ideas.

Task 2: Stereotypes

“Teenagers have never been so tapped into technology so much so that they can no longer interact socially”.

Explain the effects of technology on social interaction both positive and negative. Select one method of presentation from below:

• Podcast (with script)
• Movie
• Animation
• Prezi

8 Marks

This is an explain task, it requires some explanation/reasons. We are looking for FOUR ideas explained, both positive and negative.

Task 3: Gender Pay Gap

“In November 2012, The Fawcett Society said that women still earn 14.9% less on average than men for the same job. The warning coincided with a survey which suggested that a woman can earn £423,000 less than a man in her career”.

Discuss the reasons for and against the gender pay gap.

In your answer you may wish to consider:

• the types of positions held by men and women
• differences in the pay of jobs men typically go into as opposed to women
• differences in amount of work experience
• breaks in employment

As well as your own ideas.

18 Marks

This is a discuss task, it requires a well-argued discussion including a variety of points, both given and your own ideas.  Provide a balanced argument, both for and against the issue to evaluate effectively.

Notes:

Use the mark scheme to identify what is required for each task - aim high!

RESOURCES

Task 1:

Changing Family Structures

Families in Britain

Women's timeline

1930s stereotypes

Gender roles of 1930s

Task 2:

A - Is Technology helping or hurting our social skills?

B - Teen texting soars: will social skills suffer?

C - Technology positive and negative effects

D - How has technology affected our youth

E - Teenage brains in the online world

F - Video game addiction

G - Teenagers social interactions

Task 3:

A - UK National Statistics

B - Equal Pay Portal

C - Viewpoints: Should equal gender pay be enforced

D - Fawcett: Equal Pay