Guang Ying Secondary School SS Prelims 4E5N 2019

Additional Materials for Candidates: Writing Papers READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your answers on the writing papers provided. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer both parts of Question 2. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This question paper consists of 8 printed pages, inclusive of this cover page. [Turn over / 2272/2273/2274 26 AUGUST 2019 1 hour 45 minutes HUMANITIES Paper 1 Social Studies GUANGYANG SECONDARY SCHOOL 2019 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Secondary Four Express / Five Normal Academic CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE NUMBER INDEX NUMBER CLASS / REG NO.

2 SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Living in a Diverse Society Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the question, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. Why did the French government make this announcement ? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. Do you think the cartoonist in Source B would agree with the author in Source C? Explain your answer. [7] (c) Study Source D. Does Source D prove that assimilation has worked for France? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources E and F. Which of these two sources is more useful as evidence about assimilation in France? Explain your answer. [7] (e) “The assimilation policy has negative effects on French society.” Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 How does assimilation affect French society? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. France is a country which adopts the policy of assimilation. It believes in the principle of laïcité, which means secularism. In France, there is a clear separation of religious affairs from governance and no religion is favoured over another. Immigrants make up a sizeable portion of the French population. To as similate into French society, immigrants are required to put aside their affiliations to race, ethnicity and religion, and adopt the French language and culture so that they could eventually become French. The assimilation policy was adopted as the influx of immigrants was perceived to have weakened the sense of national identity in France. This perception grew stronger as France became more multicultural and diverse. Study the following sources to assess how assimilation affects French society. Source A: From an announcement on immigration reforms in France published in a French international broadcasting newsroom, June 2018. The French government is doubling the number of French lessons it offers to immigrants. The government said that the country needed a policy "worthy of our republic for all those to whom we give the right to stay in France". Immigrants, who live in the country legally, will have 400 hours of free French language lessons available to them —double that of what was on offer before. New arrivals who are particularly struggling with the language can get up to 600 hours of lessons. Immigrants are taught French values, and are given help on how to find a job and a place to live. Immigrant parents attending these classes will also be given free childcare. In addition, young immigrants will be given a new €500 (US$591) “culture pass,” which allows them to visit mu seums and other cultural institutions in the country.

4 Source B: A cartoon published following the introduction of the *burkini ban in France, August 2016. *Burkini is any full-body swimsuit used by Muslim women to dress modestly. Source C: From an article on the Washington Post on the burkini ban in France, August 2016. There are certain security situations in which it is appropriate for rules to dictate what not to wear, such as prohibiting face masks when entering a bank. But banning the burkini is misguided. The effort seems to be propelled by an unspoken layer of suspicion and hysteria about Muslims. It is entirely possible to uphold France’s desire for secularism without the state telling women what they can wear on a beach. Would the law also prohibit a nun from walking the pebbles of Fre nch beach in her outfit? Certainly, some people may find it jarring to see a woman covered in this way. At other times, in other contexts, other people have found the uncovering of women just as jarring. This seems to be a situation in which the best answer is maximum freedom; the proper response is not to legislate but to let it be. The burkini is hurting no one, and leaving women to choose their own clothes would be a genuine achievement in pursuit of another *venerable French concept: liberty. *Venerable means deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance.

5 Source D: A photograph of the French national soccer team training together ahead of the Women’s World Cup . The photograph was published in a sports article entitled , “Women’s World Cup: France’s growing diversity is the foundation of its soccer success,” June 2019. Source E: From an article on the French government’s assimilation efforts, published in Quartz, a business news organisation with its headquarters in New York City and London, October 2018. Many immigrants face social and economic isolation in France, and are often victims of discrimination. This is bad for the m and the larger communities, as it limits social cohesion and assimilation of immigrants into local economies. Cousins Omar and Mohammed from Damascus settled in France in 2017. For the first seven months, they lived in a public shelter, with nothing to do and nobody to talk to. They participated in a programme by the French government which helps young immigrants contribute to their new country . They learned about French culture, language, and values. They have found the programme making a difference to them. They now participate in local activities and run sports activities for kids between the ages of six and 11. They also get weekly French classes. They a re members of a volunteer civil service program me, created by the French government which helps young refugees become integrated into French society.

6 Source F: From an article on experiences of immigrants in France, published in Bloomberg, an American news agency, January 2019. Argoug, an immigrant, tried for many years to get a job, but doors kept closing . Not because he lacked skills but because he lived in an urban area in northern France and had an Arab-sounding name. Millions of people of North African background, many of them citizens, live in suburbs scattered around cities across the country. Known as banlieues, they are often far from transport connections and public services . The residents have poor educational achievement. According to the Labor Ministry, people from suburbs like Argoug’s are one-third as likely to find work as those from wealthier neighborhoods, and u nemployment, especially among immigrants, is higher in France’s suburbs than in surrounding urban areas. Climbing the ladder in France would take six generations for those born in low-income families to approach the mean income, compared with an average of 4.5 years across the 34 *OECD nations. *The Organisation for Economic Co -operation