2.10. Social And Economic Issues Flashcards
1
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Economic inequality:
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- Lack of affordable housing
- Changing environments- housing neighbourhoods change over time
- Ethnic dimension- may suffer discrimination in job market so can only afford cheap housing
2
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Economic inequality strategies to manage/ case study examples:
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- Affordable housing schemes e.g. First Dibs for Londoners schemes
- Favela Bairro Project
- Rio: cable cars link otherwise inaccessible squatter settlements to rest of city
- The London Living Wage
- Greater provision of public transport
3
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Cultural diversity:
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- Disproportionate number of jobs in trade, accommodation and transport sectors for ethnic minority
- Friction with employers and local communities as migrants may wish to follow own religious calendar
- New migrants generally poor upon arrival in country
- Resentment and racial intolerance
- Language could acts as barrier to integration
4
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Cultural diversity strategies to manage:
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- Multiple occupancy in rental accommodation in deprived areas is widespread
London:
- Language program for migrants to learn English
- Mayor, Sadiq Khan plans to build more affordable homes in London
5
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Social segregation
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- Variation in education
- Ethnic minorities less successful in securing mortgage loans
- Traditionally migrants = cheap source of labour
- Local schools can be dominated by particular groups and lead to hostility and suspicion
- Great proportions of different ethnic groups
- Movement of majority population out of area into which minority populations have moved
6
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Strategies to manage social segregation
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- Policy of interculturalism emphasises interaction and exchange of ideas between different cultural groups
- London- hate crime based on race + religion is a problem but police are working to tackle it
- Favela Bairro project
- UK legislation on anti-racism employment rights and opportunities to combat discrimination, prejudice and racism
