Oxford Cambridge and RSA Friday 23 June 2017 Morning A2 GCE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE F924/01 Social Trends *6695611254* Candidates answer on the Question Paper. OCR supplied materials: Clean Copy Case Study Other materials required: None Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes * F 9 2 4 0 1 * INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes above. Please write clearly and in capital letters. Use black ink. HB pencil may be used for graphs and diagrams only. Answer all the questions. Read each question carefully. Make sure you know what you have to do before starting your answer. Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If additional space is required, you should use the lined page(s) at the end of this booklet. The question number(s) must be clearly shown. Do not write in the barcodes. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 100. The quality of written communication will be taken into account in marking your answers to all questions marked with an asterisk (*). This document consists of 16 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [A/102/7451] DC (CW) 137222/1 OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over
2 Answer all the questions. 1 (a) Describe what is meant by the following terms. (i) Reconstituted family... [2] (ii) Nuclear family... [2] (iii) Cohabiting couple... [2] (b) Fig. 1. Suggest two reasons for the increase in numbers of the married or civil partner couple families without dependent children between 2005 and 2015. 1... 2... [2] (c) Fig. 1. Identify the fastest growing family type over the decade.... [1] (d) Fig. 1. Give three possible reasons for this increase. 1... 2... 3... [3]
3 (e)* Fig. 1. Discuss reasons why married (opposite and same sex) or civil partner couple was the most common family type in the UK in 2015.... [8] Turn over
2 (a) Text 1. 4 (i) Describe what is meant by the term voluntary childlessness.... [2] (ii) Describe what is meant by the term involuntary childlessness.... [2] (b) Fig. 2. (i) Identify two trends in the data for those born after 1950 that remained childless by their 30th birthday. 1... 2... [2] (ii) Identify two trends in the data for those born after 1945 by completion of childbearing. 1... 2... [2]
5 (c)* Evaluate the lifetime effects for couples who choose to remain childless.. [12] Turn over
6 3 Text 2. Mary is a 75-year-old widow and lives with her only child, 35-year-old Eddie who has Down s syndrome. (a)* Discuss statutory and third sector services which can support Mary and Eddie.. [12]
Mary suggests to Eddie he should consider moving into supported living accommodation. 7 (b) (i) State two advantages to Eddie if he moves into supported living accommodation. 1... 2... [2] (ii) State two disadvantages to Eddie if he moves into supported living accommodation. 1... 2... [2] (c) (i) State two advantages for Mary if Eddie moves into supported living accommodation. 1... 2... [2] (ii) State two disadvantages for Mary if Eddie moves into supported living accommodation. 1... 2... [2] Turn over
4 Text 3. 8 (a) Identify two possible reasons why the number of rough sleepers is higher in London. 1... 2...... [2] (b) Apart from the increase in immigrants from EU countries, suggest four different reasons why people may become homeless. 1... 2... 3... 4... [4] (c)* Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using covert participant observation as a method to research the problems encountered by the rough sleepers on London s streets. [14]
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5 Text 4. 10 (a) Apart from the rise in the state pension age for women, identify two other possible reasons why more women are in work. Fig. 3. 1... 2... [2] (b) (i) Describe two patterns in the data for Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the UK from Sept to Nov 2014 and Sept to Nov 2015. 1... 2... [4] (ii) Identify which region in England had the lowest employment rate and one possible reason for this. Region... [1] Reason... [1]
Text 4 and Fig. 3 11 A large firm has closed down resulting in many workers becoming unemployed. Most of these workers have families with children. (c)* You want to carry out research into the problems of unemployment for these families. You have decided to use questionnaires. Explain the process you will follow.. [12] END OF QUESTION PAPER
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