Transcript Social Issues in the United Kingdom

Welcome to Higher
Modern Studies
Learning Intention
•To describe the contents of the
Higher course.
•To identify what will be required of
me of me during the Higher course.
What is expected of you?
With your group, come up with
list of expectations that I will
have of you during the course
My Expectations
• Homework- not just what I set
• Individual study time
• Attendance- catch up on what you
have missed.
• Essays - effort
• Materials
• Participation
The Course
Section A: Political Issues
• Study Theme 1A- Devolved Decision
Making in Scotland
• Study Theme 1B-Electoral Systems,
Voting and Political Attitudes
The Course
Section B: Social Issues in the
United Kingdom
• Study Theme 2: Wealth and Health
Inequalities in the United Kingdom
The Course
Section C: International Issues
• The USA
• The Politics of Development in
Africa
Assessment
Paper
1
2
Time
1 hour 30
minutes
1 hour 15
minutes
Marks
60
30
Paper 1
•this paper examines KU covering the course content
and also assesses analysis, evaluation and problem
solving
•extended responses (essays)
THREE SECTIONS:
Paper 1
•this paper examines KU covering the course content
and also assesses analysis, evaluation and problem
solving
•extended responses (essays)
THREE SECTIONS:
— Section A - Political Issues in the United Kingdom
— Section B - Social Issues in the United Kingdom
— Section C - International Issues
•each question = 15 marks
•four questions in total: one question from each
Section, and one other from either Section A or
Section C
Paper 2
♦ this paper will consist of a decision
making exercise. It is based on Section B
– Social Issues in the United Kingdom
Paper 2
♦ this paper will consist of a decision
making exercise. It is based on Section B
– Social Issues in the United Kingdom
♦ You will be given a role in a fictional
scenario.
You then have to answer a series of
short answer questions (SAQs) worth 10
marks in total and a report worth 20
marks
Essay Writing
• Worth 15 marks
• Every week for homework
Referendum on Scottish
Independence
• http://player.stv.tv/programmes/roadreferendum/2013-06-04-2000/
Political Test
Left Wing
Higher Taxes
Collectivist- shared
responsibility
High gov. spending
Equality
Liberalism
Right Wing
Lower taxes
Individualist –
individual responsibility
Low gov. spending
Power in hands of few
Authoritarianism
Political Issues – Rank the following issues in
order of importance (your opinion)
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Health
Transport
Economy
Defence
Education
Race Relations and Immigration
Housing
Poverty, Welfare (Benefit system)
Energy and Tourism
Task
Culture
Explain why you
Employment
selected your top two
The Environment
issues and your
Foreign Relations
bottom two issues.
Justice (legal issues)
Social Class
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Traditionally there are 3 social classes:
1. Working Class
2. Middle Class
3. Upper Class
Social Class
• Working class (or lower class, labouring class,
sometimes proletariat) is a term used to
describe those employed in lower tier jobs (as
measured by skill, education and lower
incomes), and also those who are unemployed
or otherwise possessing below-average
incomes.
Social Class
• Middle class is the socioeconomic class
between the working class and the upper
class, usually including professionals, highly
skilled labourers, and lower and middle
management.
Social Class
• Upper Class is the highest socioeconomic class
in a society – the extremely wealthy.Often
occupying upper management positions etc.
Recent Changes?
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The sociologists Mike Savage from the London School of
Economics and Fiona Devine from Manchester University
and their colleagues have identified seven class
divisions based on a BBC survey:
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The elite
A large established middle class
A smaller technical middle class
A young group of new affluent workers
The traditional and older working class (average age 66)
An urban young group high in social and cultural capital
but low in wealth
More than 161,000 people took part in
7. The poor
the BBC’s Great British Class Survey, the
largest study of class in the UK.
The impact of Margaret
Thatcher on Scotland