HOUSING 1.2

Question 1

Homes differ in the following ways depending on the socio-economic statuses:

Answer 1

-Location
-Size
-Kind of home i.e. house vs. flat
-Rental, owned or built

Question 1

Name the 2 socio-economic contexts.

Answer 1

1. Social class
2. Economic class

Question 2

What is SOCIAL CLASS?

Answer 2

People are born into a social circle and tend to stay there.

Question 3

What is ECONOMIC CLASS?

Answer 3

People are divided into different economic groups depending on the amount of money that they have to spend.

Question 4

What three things does social class depend on and influences your level of economic class?

Answer 4

1) Background
2) Occupation
3) Level of education

Question 5

How do you identify housing for LOW INCOME families?

Answer 5

-Is informal
-Government provided shacks.

Question 6

How do you identify housing for MIDDLE INCOME families?

Answer 6

-Is formal
-Flats
-Condominium
-Townhouses

Question 7

How do you identify housing for HIGH INCOME families?

Answer 7

-Is formal
-Large Houses
-Gardens
-Additional holiday homes

Question 8

Describe housing needs in a cultural context.

Answer 8

Different cultures have different norms, values, traditions and social habits.
It is in cooking food that these cultural differences are most evident, therefore the functions, locations, sizes, organisation, equipment, and relation to other settings in the house will vary accordingly.