Dd101 Tma2
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Essay Plan for TMA 02
Outline the view that big Supermarkets both provide and limit choice
Introduction
I will use the following claims to outline the view that big supermarkets have the power to both provide and limit choices. I aim to use two examples of each argument with assumptions and evidence to summarise.
Main Body
Limit choice
Claim 1 – Supermarkets can restrict choices of where to shop.
Supermarkets are said to gain at the expense of local high street shops.
I will use (ch 2 making social lives)
Claim 2 – Suppliers and workforces are paying the price of low cost shopping.
Vulnerable workers are being exploited as a result of the supermarkets selling cheap goods.
(ch 2 making social lives)
Provide Choice
Claim 1 – Supermarkets can provide low cost goods with a wide choice for consumers.
Local communities and consumers are benefiting from more affordable goods.
(ch 2 making social lives)
Claim 2 – Living conditions for workers has improved.
All parties involved are benefiting from cheap labour.
Factory visits have led to improved living standards.
(ch 2 making social lives), (learning companion 2)
Conclusion
I will draw on the different sides of the argument using two examples of claims and counterclaims and use the evidence taken from my course material (Making social lives and learning companion 2 various pages as above) to support these claims.
Outline the view that big Supermarkets both provide and limit choice
The continual growth of Supermarket chain stores since arriving in the 1960’s has proved to cause a mixed reaction amongst communities in the UK for many different reasons. Some anti-Supermarket campaigners believe that the big supermarkets are gaining at the expense of local high street shops and by exploiting vulnerable workers to their advantage. Whilst the pro-supermarket lobby led by the big four supermarkets, (Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and Sainsburys) have argued that communities,...
Outline the view that big Supermarkets both provide and limit choice
Introduction
I will use the following claims to outline the view that big supermarkets have the power to both provide and limit choices. I aim to use two examples of each argument with assumptions and evidence to summarise.
Main Body
Limit choice
Claim 1 – Supermarkets can restrict choices of where to shop.
Supermarkets are said to gain at the expense of local high street shops.
I will use (ch 2 making social lives)
Claim 2 – Suppliers and workforces are paying the price of low cost shopping.
Vulnerable workers are being exploited as a result of the supermarkets selling cheap goods.
(ch 2 making social lives)
Provide Choice
Claim 1 – Supermarkets can provide low cost goods with a wide choice for consumers.
Local communities and consumers are benefiting from more affordable goods.
(ch 2 making social lives)
Claim 2 – Living conditions for workers has improved.
All parties involved are benefiting from cheap labour.
Factory visits have led to improved living standards.
(ch 2 making social lives), (learning companion 2)
Conclusion
I will draw on the different sides of the argument using two examples of claims and counterclaims and use the evidence taken from my course material (Making social lives and learning companion 2 various pages as above) to support these claims.
Outline the view that big Supermarkets both provide and limit choice
The continual growth of Supermarket chain stores since arriving in the 1960’s has proved to cause a mixed reaction amongst communities in the UK for many different reasons. Some anti-Supermarket campaigners believe that the big supermarkets are gaining at the expense of local high street shops and by exploiting vulnerable workers to their advantage. Whilst the pro-supermarket lobby led by the big four supermarkets, (Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and Sainsburys) have argued that communities,...