Global Perspectives · May / June 2023 · Paper 12 · Question 1
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1(a)[1]
From Source 1, identify a country where a high proportion of the population live in single-person households.
Main Annotations
Candidates should identify one of the following countries from Source 1: •
Norway
Sweden
1 mark should be awarded for identifying the above.
Further guidance – the only acceptable answer is listed above. However, candidates may use their own words.
1(b)[2]
From Source 2, identify two reasons for the growth in single-person households.
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Candidates may identify the following reasons from Source 2:
increased access to higher education and university
living alone is less expensive with cheaper housing in cities
people choosing to delay marriage and having children
economic development and increasing wealth
greater gender equality and female employment
improved healthcare and people living longer
more freedom in personal relationships and lifestyles.
1 mark should be awarded for each correctly identified reason to a maximum of 2 marks.
Further guidance – the only acceptable answers are listed above. However, candidates may use their own words.
1(c)[3]
Which reason for the growth in single person households do you think is the most significant? Explain why.
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Indicative content
Candidates may identify one of the following reasons:
increased access to higher education and university
living alone is less expensive with cheaper housing in cities
people choosing to delay marriage and having children
economic development and increasing wealth
greater gender equality and female employment
improved healthcare and people living longer
more freedom in personal relationships and lifestyles.
Candidates may give the following explanations, any of which could be used, to justify their choice:
has greatest impact locally, nationally or globally
affects most people
affects greatest number of countries
culturally acceptable
strongest social movement of recent years
widespread publicity affecting social norms
other reasonable response.
Further guidance – candidates are most likely to discuss consequences from Source 2 as listed above. However, the assessment is focused mainly upon their reasoning / justification and therefore additional benefits should be credited.
The following levels of response should be used to award marks: Level 3 (3 marks) Good response
Clearly reasoned explanation explicitly linked to a reason.
Level 2 (2 marks) Reasonable response
Some explanation. The link between the explanation and a reason may be implicit / unclear at times.
Level 1 (1 mark) Limited response
A reason is identified. There may be some limited explanation.
Level 0 (0 marks)
No relevant response or creditworthy material.
1(d)[6]
Explain why the growth of single-person households is an important national issue.
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Indicative content
Candidates are likely to identify the following reasons:
affects many people across the whole country
affects the traditional pattern of life and culture
affects government planning and patterns of expenditure
need for more housing nationally
impacts economic development of the nation
promotes gender equality
enables access to further and higher education that government must provide
other reasonable response.
The following levels of response should be used to award marks: Level 3 (5–6 marks) Good response
Clearly reasoned, credible and structured explanation; usually two (or more) developed arguments clearly linked to the issue; or three (or more) undeveloped reasons.
The national dimension is consistently explicit.
Level 2 (3–4 marks) Reasonable response
Some reasoned explanation: usually one (or more) developed argument(s) with some link to the issue but may be implicit at times; or two (or more) undeveloped reasons.
The national dimension is implicit at times.
Level 1 (1–2 marks) Limited response
Limited reasoning and explanation; the response is likely to contain only simple, undeveloped and asserted points. Arguments are partial, generalised and lack clarity.
The national dimension is implicit or not apparent.
Answers at this level may repeat source material with little understanding. Level 0 (0 marks)
No relevant response or creditworthy material.
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