1. How Do We Understand Place?
Key Idea 2.a: People see, experience and understand place in different ways and this can change over time.
Learning Objective:
To determine why people see, experience and understand place differently from each other.

2. Some will have positive perceptions, others negative.
Different groups of people will have different perceptions about different places.
Some will have positive perceptions, others negative.
Positive Perception
Negative Perception
Young female adult
Gay couple
Elderly pensioner
Year 7 student
Muslim male
teenager

5. What do you think influences these peoples’ perceptions of these places?
Assumptions
Past experiences – good or bad
Prior knowledge of the place
Emotional attachment to a place
Length of attachment to a place
Gossip

6. What Factors might be responsible for the similarities and differences in perceptions?
Age
Gender
Sexuality
Religion
Role
Task:
Read pages 148 – 150 and answer the questions about how the above factors influence how people perceive/see the world.
This must be completed for Homework and handed in next lesson.
In groups of 3 or 4, discuss how you think your allocated factor might influence perception.
Make some notes.
You have 5 minutes.
Be prepared to feedback to the class.