ESS – Unit test on value systems Markscheme
1. Outline how assumptions, values and beliefs and worldwide views can influence
individual value systems. (3 marks)
This is a particular world view or set of paradigms that shapes the way an individual or group of
people perceive and evaluate environmental issues.
This will be influenced by cultural (including religious);
economic ;
and socio-political context.
2. Explain how an environmental value system is a system.(2 marks)
An environmental value system is a system in the sense that it has;
• inputs - education,cultural influences, religious doctrine, media)
• outputs - decisions, perspectives, courses of action determined by processing these
inputs.
3. Contrast ecocentric and technocentric philosophies.(4 marks)
ecocentric technocentric
holistic worldview that is nature centered technocentric viewpoint argues that
and respects the rights of nature technological developments can provide
solutions to environmental problems
Ecocentrics such as deep ecologists put more Scientific research is encouraged in order to
value on nature than humanity and believe in form policies and understand how systems
biorights. can be controlled, manipulated or exchanged
to solve resource depletion.
They also wish to have policies to reduce the A pro-growth agenda is deemed necessary
human impact on the environment which for society’s improvement.
would decrease the population and consume
less resources.
The resources are limited so we need to use
them carefully
• The Earth is for all species including
animals, plants and humans
• There should be minimum
disturbance of natural processes
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1. Outline how assumptions, values and beliefs and worldwide views can influence
individual value systems. (3 marks)
This is a particular world view or set of paradigms that shapes the way an individual or group of
people perceive and evaluate environmental issues.
This will be influenced by cultural (including religious);
economic ;
and socio-political context.
2. Explain how an environmental value system is a system.(2 marks)
An environmental value system is a system in the sense that it has;
• inputs - education,cultural influences, religious doctrine, media)
• outputs - decisions, perspectives, courses of action determined by processing these
inputs.
3. Contrast ecocentric and technocentric philosophies.(4 marks)
ecocentric technocentric
holistic worldview that is nature centered technocentric viewpoint argues that
and respects the rights of nature technological developments can provide
solutions to environmental problems
Ecocentrics such as deep ecologists put more Scientific research is encouraged in order to
value on nature than humanity and believe in form policies and understand how systems
biorights. can be controlled, manipulated or exchanged
to solve resource depletion.
They also wish to have policies to reduce the A pro-growth agenda is deemed necessary
human impact on the environment which for society’s improvement.
would decrease the population and consume
less resources.
The resources are limited so we need to use
them carefully
• The Earth is for all species including
animals, plants and humans
• There should be minimum
disturbance of natural processes
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