Topic 5 Families And Households

Question 1

What are the effects of globalisation?

Answer 1

• More immigration from the EU – in 2014 EU immigrants made up 38% of all immigrants.
• More undocumented workers - these are people who do not have the official documents to enter, live or work in a country legally. The Home office estimates there are 500,000- 800,000 undocumented workers in the UK.
• More asylum seekers - in March 2014 there were about 24000 people seeking asylum in the uk.
• Greater cultural diversity
• Change in families - Eastern European migrants tend to have larger families, this contributes to the “baby boom” in the 2000’s

Question 2

What’s the advantages of an ageing population?

Answer 2

• A boost to the economy: Lawton points out that the ageing population brings with it the emergence of new markets
• More social cohesion and community involvement: the Dept of Culture, Media and Sports found nearly 4.9 million people aged 65 and over took part in volunteering
• Less crime
• Family support: grandparents how often play an important role in unpaid childcare. If paid for the cost of various household and childcare tasks would come to a weekly average of £73.

Question 3

What’s the disadvantages of an ageing population?

Answer 3

• more dependant
• housing shortages
• one person households
• family stress

Question 4

What did the United Nations estimate the life expectancy was in 2019?

Answer 4

The United Nations estimate a global averagelife expectancyof 72.6 years for 2019 – the global average today is higher than in any country back in 1950.