Social Factors

Question 1

Demographics

Answer 1

The characteristics of human population groups (e.g the size of the population)

Question 2

Demographic changes:

Answer 2

• age distribution
• ethnic diversity
• health

Question 3

Social factor examples:

Answer 3

• social habits (i.e eating out more)
• changes in employment patterns (i.e increase in part-time working)
• the changing role of women (i.e more women being in the workforce)
• changing attitudes to work (i.e increased holiday expectations)
• education (i.e from 2015, young people have been required to stay in some form of education
• the grey pound (i.e retired people having greater wealth through the combination of property, pensions and savings)
• increased flexible working, including working from home