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* * * * * * * * * PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture Lecture 2,Week 2 * PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture British Society and Structures Learning Objectives Look at the social structure and institutions of the UK, e.g. the family. Investigate different social structures and their impacts on British society PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture * What is society? Look back at your Week 1 notes and discuss with the person next to you. Formulate an answer in your own words. Write it on a piece of paper if you wish. Society * PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture Society is... PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture * A society is any group of people living together in a group. Society is frequently taken to include entire national communities. For example, ‘British society’. Society can also be used to refer to groups of people with similar characteristics – for example, rural societies”. Society in the UK Society is made up of different institutions and structures. These are governed by clear procedures, cultural norms and regulations. Some of the important aspects of social, economic, and cultural life are governed through these institutions and structures. Some of these are top down, for example decisions made by governments. Some of the decisions made may be bottom up, such as social concerns informing official institutions. PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture * The Family What is a family? Nuclear ‘traditional’ family – a social unit consisting of wife, husband, and dependent children. Seen as important for forging and ordering the ‘healthy society’. UK post WW2 - dominant expectations of family life. Today ‘traditional family’ appears to be in decline – new living arrangements, same sex marriages, single parents, divorce and separation. PM021:Aspects of British Society and Culture The Family in the UK As we have discussed the family unit can be seen as a social institution in any society. By looki