Humanistic school of thought in Human Geography is mainly concerned w…

The correct answer is Option (3) → Social well-being like housing, health and education

In the 1970s, three new schools of thought grew in human geography: the welfare or humanistic, the radical and the behavioural schools. The welfare or humanistic school looked at the social well-being of people.

Option (1) The uniqueness of any region — Incorrect. Identifying the uniqueness of any region was the focus of areal differentiation, from the 1930s through the inter-War period.

Option (2) Perception of space based on ethnicity, race, religion, etc. — Incorrect. The perception of space by social categories based on ethnicity, race and religion is the concern of the behavioural school.

Option (3) Social well-being like housing, health and education — Correct. The humanistic school was mainly concerned with the social well-being of the people, such as housing, health and education.

Option (4) Understanding each local context in its own way — Incorrect. Understanding each local context in its own right was stressed by post-modernism in the 1990s.