Presentation Mode

Socio economic

Activity

Read the following scenarios, one is an example to guide you. Can you identify the socio-economic factors that might influence the person’s decision?

Work in pairs or small groups.

Scenario – example.

Mr and Mrs Williams are planning their holiday for the summer. They have three children and want to go away for a two week holiday. Mr Williams has recently had a promotion as manager at his workplace, and he gets to have a company car. They want to travel to France by car or hire a camper van, which would be great fun for the children.

Model answer.

There are a number of socio-economic factors that I can identify in the scenario.

  1. They have three children so it won’t be a cheap holiday, they will have to save and plan carefully for the holiday. 
  2. Mr Williams has had a promotion which means he will be earning more money, this will help a lot with the cost of the holiday.
  3. Going away for two weeks means Mr Williams will have to take time off from work. If he has already taken time off he might not have enough holiday time left, but if he hasn’t he should be ok.

Your turn

Read the scenarios and then try to make 3 observations about the socio-economic factors of each.