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Leaving Cert Politics & Society: Cultural change, ICT & migration

How often Cultural change, ICT & migration comes up on the Politics & Society papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 3 of the last 7 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024.

OL Asked on 3 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Cultural change, ICT & migration, Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Cultural change, ICT & migration.

(a)Halloween began as Samhain in Ireland, spread to the US and returned in new forms. What idea does this show?
  1. Cultures stay fixed across time
  2. Cultures mix and adapt over time
  3. Culture spreads only from the US
(b)What is 'cultural homogenisation'?
  1. Barring migrants from a country
  2. A culture keeping every tradition unchanged
  3. Cultures becoming alike via global brands and media
(c)How does migration contribute to cultural change in Ireland?
  1. New communities bring food, languages and faiths
  2. It replaces Irish culture entirely with foreign ones
  3. It prevents any mixing between cultures in Ireland
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(a) Cultures mix and adapt over time

(b) Cultures becoming alike via global brands and media

(c) New communities bring food, languages and faiths

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Cultural change, ICT & migration.

Higher Level

Asked on 3 of the last 7 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Not asked
2024Q3a
2023Q2
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Q5b

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Cultural change, ICT & migration questions

Cultural change, ICT & migration, 2 marks

What is the 'digital divide'?

  1. The gap between tech firms' profits and wages
  2. The amount of time people spend online each day
  3. Unequal access to the internet and technology
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Unequal access to the internet and technology

Access differs by income, age and place (e.g. rural broadband), so ICT can widen as well as narrow inequality in participation.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 7 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Q1q
2024Not asked
2023Q1s
2022Q2
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Cultural change, ICT & migration questions

Cultural change, ICT & migration, 2 marks

Which statement about cultures fits the course?

  1. They never change
  2. They exist only in rural areas
  3. They mix and change over time
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They mix and change over time

Cultures adapt through migration, travel, trade and media. Irish culture today blends older traditions with influences from newcomers and returning emigrants.

Cultural change, ICT & migration, 2 marks

Which best shows the role of ICT in cultural mixing?

  1. A local shop deciding to close on Sundays
  2. Teenagers worldwide sharing music and trends online
  3. A family keeping a traditional recipe secret from outsiders
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Teenagers worldwide sharing music and trends online

The internet, streaming and social media spread ideas and styles quickly across borders, so cultures blend faster than before. Some worry this weakens local cultures.

Cultural change, ICT & migration, 2 marks

Which is an example of migration changing Irish culture?

  1. New food, music and festivals brought by newcomers
  2. The Dáil moving its meetings to a new building
  3. Ireland adopting the euro as its currency instead of the punt
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New food, music and festivals brought by newcomers

Migrants bring languages, religions and customs, and returning emigrants bring new ideas too. Census data track how Ireland's population is becoming more diverse.

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