Answer one of the following questions: 1. Have incomes and living standards in t

Answer one of the following questions:
1. Have incomes and living standards in the world become more or less equal in the last 20 years? (Refer to the reading for topic 7.)
2. ‘Generational, gender and ethnic divisions in the UK population are now more important than social class in determining how people vote.’ Discuss. (Refer to the reading for topic 9)
3. Take two countries, one with a high birthrate and one with a low birthrate, analyse their demography using the demographic transition model, and discuss the political implications. (Refer to the reading for topic 5.)
4. Has the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative effect on democracy? Discuss with reference to the criteria for democracy used in scoring systems (eg Freedom House or VDem). (Refer to the reading for topics 4 and 8.)