2a: people see, experience and understand place in different ways, this can also change over time

Question 1

How age influences perception of place

Answer 1

Hobbies, health ad wealth
Grey pound
Bridge bowls etc

Question 2

How gender influence perception of place

Answer 2

Women are more cautious
Societal gender norms
94% childcare workers are female
50% women work 80% men work

Question 3

How sexuality influences perception of place

Answer 3

Diasporas e.g. ‘gay village’ in Manchester
Safer communities e.g. Brighton
Leaving countries where homosexuality is criminalised e.g Indonesia and Iraq

Question 4

How religion influences perception of place

Answer 4

Spiritual significance of a place e.g. Ayer’s rock in Aboriginal creation stories
Places of worship e.g mosque or synagogue
Laws, societal views, marriage etc

Question 5

How socioeconomic status influences perception of place

Answer 5

Acesss to education and therefore employment
Physical characteristics e.g. gated communities
Disposable income changes habits e.g.shopping and hobbies

Question 6

How emotional attachment influences behaviour

Answer 6

E.g. Kurds in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey have campaigned (sometimes violently) for their own state due to sense of belonging
Community activities e.g. festivals and gathering Crete sense of community

Question 7

Globalisation influencing sense of place

Answer 7

Westernisation/ cultural erosion
Time space compression
Migration and diasporas/ demographics
Economic development
Global shift/outsourcing
Societal norms and expectations