FLOW BL Case Study

Question 1

Demographic chnage due to flow of people (3)

Answer 1

Different migrations over time = French Huguenots, Irish, Jews, Bangladeshis
Migration of people from after WW2 to fill labour shortages = greater diversity
Bangladeshi community = Banglatown

Question 2

Cultural change due to flow of people (4)

Answer 2

Multi-ethnic community and lots of diversity
New languages + religions
Impact on buildings = church then chapel, then synagogue and now the Jamme Masjid mosque
Impact on food = area is now well known for curries

Question 3

Demographic chnage due to flow of money (2+)

Answer 3

Gentrification = Some groups are being forced out
Bangladeshi community cannot afford property + rent prices = affluent young professionals moving in

Question 4

Cultural chnage due to money (2+)

Answer 4

Local resident: “It was Bangladeshis that made BL famous but soon it won’t be BL anymore if they keep moving out”
Some argue art and culture are being ‘flattened’ as the new migrants are only bringing money with them = no art and culture

Question 5

Chnage due to resources (4)

Answer 5

Poorest countries have the lowest usage of birth control + rapid pop. Growth
Population Policy in Thailand = reduce the population of the country
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) = Population and Community Development Association (PDA) set up
One policy = ‘Cabbages & Condoms’

Question 6

What does PDA offer (4+)

Answer 6

Recruited + trained residents of neighbourhoods to provide family planning information and supervised the distribution of contraceptives
Free contraception given out at restaurants and bars, on buses
Offered free vasectomies on the King’s birthday, and sterilisation became the most widely used form of contraceptives

Question 7

Impact of cabbages and condoms - D + C change (3)

Answer 7

Demographic = Use of birth control reduced birth rate and population size
Reduced pop. growth rate from 3% in the year 1974 to 0.6% today
Cultural change = more men now take responsibility for / use contraception

Question 8

Cultural chnage due to ideas (2-)

Answer 8

Food = restaurants established by different migrants
Area has a well-known bagel shop (Jewish culture) and is also known for curries (Bangladeshi culture)