DEYI SEC SCH 4NA SS 2019 Prelim - Ans

DYSS Social Studies 4N Prelims 2019 Suggested Answer Scheme Issue: Do citizens in the United Kingdom use social media responsibly? Section A (Source-based Case Study) [35m] 1a) What does the source tell you about how social media is used? Explain your answer. [5] L1 Answers based on provenance or mere description of source e.g. The source is a tweet and it is an infographic that provides the statistics of cyberbullies and suicide rates in UK. [1] L2 Answers based on inferences, unsupported Eg. The source tells me that social media can be used to spread awareness that immigrants in the United Kingdom play an integral role in UK and that they should not be put down for any reason The source tells me that social media can be used as a positive influence to unite society. [2-3] L3 Answers based on inferences, supported Award 4 marks for 1 inference supported Award 5 marks for 2 inferences, supported/ one well explained inference E.g. The source tells me that social media is used as a news medium to spread awareness that immigrants in the United Kingdom play an integral role in UK and that they should not be put down for any reason. To achieve this, it is mentioned in the source that the “I am an Immigrant” campaign features posters with photos of immigrants, along with their home country and their job in the UK. Some of the highlighted professions include a teacher and nurses.” This then serves to highlight that immigrants that come into the society take up important roles as nurses to take care of the UK citizens and to as teachers to educate the future of UK. Eg. The source tells me that social media is used as a positive influence to unite society. This online movement was started because it wanted to convince the citizens in UK that, migrants are a productive addition to society. Through this, it hopes to reduce the growing anti -migrant sentiments and garner support for migrants coming into the UK. The source mentions [4-5]

(b) Study Source B. Why was this infographic published? Explain your answer. [6] L1 Answers based on provenance or generalised answers not using source content e.g. The infographic is for online users to be friendly to each other and to stop death rates . [1] L2 Answers based on the context i.e. no use of source content. Purpose with outcome, unsupported The source was published to alert young UK social media users and possibly their parents about the negative effect of Cyberbullying. Through this, it is hoped the right precautions will be taken to respond to cyberbullying situations so that suicide rates and other negative impacts on school students can be reduced or avoided all together. [2-3] L3 Infers Message based on content Eg. The source tells me that young social media users can become easy victims of cyberbullying. The source shows that the likely hood of those getting bullied in the cyberspace and then committing suicide is high. It also shows that that more than 40 percent will not seek help if they are being cyberbullied. This then shows that the young social media users may not be aware of the help that is available to them to stand up to or handle online harassment in the right way. This then leads them to becoming pitiful victims of cyberbullying. Eg. The source tells me that there are social media users who are abusing their online presence. This can been seen from the statistics that shows that 33 percent of the students reported to having experienced cyberbullying. This then shows that cyberbullying is not a rare online phenomena .It is gaining ground in the online world and it seems to be affecting the young social media users brutally. This is supported by the evidence that shows that victims of cyberbully are 2.3 times more likely to commit suicide. This then shows that social media users abuse their online presence as they hide behind their screens to intentionally engage in online aggression and harassment to harm others. Eg. The source tells me that social m edia users are not quick active in spreading the awareness of the negative impact cyberbullying has on the young people. From the tweet it can be seen that there have only been 7 likes and 3 retweets. This then is an indicator that people may not be alarmed by the statistics and may be taking the issue too lightly since they are not sharing it rapidly with their peers. [4-5]

L4 Purpose with Clear Outcome, supported (L3) The source was published to alert young UK social media users and possibly their parents about the negative effect of Cyberbullying. Through this, it is hoped the right precautions will be taken to respond to cyberbullying situations so that suicide rates and other negative impacts on school students can be reduced or avoided all toget her. The source shows that the likely hood of those getting bullied in the cyberspace and then committing suicide is high. It also shows that that more than 40 percent will not seek help if they are being cyberbullied. This then shows that the young social media users may not be aware of the help that is available to them to stand up to or handle online harassment in the right way. This then leads them to becoming pitiful victims of cyberbullying. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. Do you think the author of Source C would agree with the author of Source D about influence of social media on society? Explain your answer. [7] L1 Similar/ Different based on provenance/ based on topic e.g. Both are sources are from people who have experience in the online world and both have statistics. [1] L2 False Matching. [2] L3 Similarity and/or Difference, correct evidence but no explanation vice versa(unsupported) Both authors would agree that social media has a major influence on young social media users as shown from the statistics. However, Both sources are different in the type of influence that social media can have on peo ple. Source C highlights how social media can be used positively to influence change in soci ety. On the other hand, Source D highlights the negative influence social media has on the morale and self-esteem of users. [3] L4 Similarity or Difference, Explained and supported with evidence Award the higher mark for clear similarity or difference with support from both sources. Similarity Both authors would agree that the social media has a major influence on young female social media users . Source C high lights that that “64 per cent of young people in the UK regard social media platforms as an essential part of achieving social change. Young women were twice as likely to use social media to campaign [4-5]

on social issues. These statistics high lights the regular use of social media and strong online presence young social female media users have in the present age. If they did not have such a strong online presence or be active in the online arena they will not be using it for important causes that can possibly impact society. Similarly Source D also highlights issues active young female social media users face. The survey was done among 1000 young users and it mentions that “girls are being told what to wear, how to look, to shut up about their opinions: These then indicate that many young users socialize online and actively post o n their pages. This active online presence then makes them susceptible to online aggression and harassment through comments and opinions from other social media users. OR Difference Both sources are different in highlighting the type of influence social media can have on people. Source C highlights how social media can be used positively to influence change in soci ety. On the other hand, Source B highlights the negative influence social media influence has on the morale and self-esteem of its users. In