2.2 Patterns In Ethnicity & Inequality Flashcards
(Education) What has a 3x greater impact on education than ethnicity?
Class
(Education) In all ethnic groups who outperforms in education?
Girls
(Education) JRF - what has happened to performance of ethnic groups?
Improved
(Education) JRF - which EM is least successful in education?
Black African Caribbean pupils similar level of achievement to white British
(Education) JRF - who are the most successful groups in education?
Chinese
Indian
(Income and wealth) how many people in ethnic minorities live in low income households?
40%
2/5
(Income and wealth) how much higher is the rate for living in LIHs than whites?
2x
(Income and wealth) JRF- EM continue to have lower earnings than who?
Comparable white groups
(Income and wealth) NEP - which ethnic group have the greatest average wealth?
British households
(Income and wealth) NEP - which ethnic group have the least average wealth?
Bangladeshi households
(Income and wealth) what percent of Bangladeshis have earnings in the top 50% of earnings?
25%
(Income and wealth) how much less do black African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi men earn that whites?
More than 20% less
(Income and wealth) how much less do black African women earn than whites?
18%
(Employment) ONS - which EM has highest rates of unemployment for men?
Black African - 15%
(Employment) ONS - which EM has highest rates of unemployment for women?
Arab - 64%
(Employment) men from which EMs are most likely to be in low skilled jobs?
Pakistani
Black African
(Employment) what percentage of Pakistani men are likely to be in low skilled jobs?
57%
(Employment) what percent of gypsy/traveller are likely to be in low skilled jobs?
71%
(Employment) wood - those with white names were how much more likely to get an interview?
29%
(Employment) Davidson - what does the concrete ceiling do?
Prevents ethnic minority women being promoted
(Poverty) census - how many Bangladeshis live in deprived neighbourhoods?
1 in 3
(Poverty) how many white British live in deprived neighbourhoods?
1 in 12
(Poverty) Runnymede report - how many more times are ethnic minority groups to experience poverty?
3x
(Poverty) flaherty - what are some reasons for high poverty rates in ethnic minorities?
More likely to be unemployed
Concentrated in low paid jobs
Lack of opportunity to escape poverty
Poor housing impacting on health
(Poverty) Alcock says many EM groups experience material deprivation which can result in what?
Social exclusion
(Poverty) why do many EM members struggle to access benefits?
Complex applications
Discrimination
Language barriers
(Social mobility) MU - who outperform white students in education?
Chinese
Indian
Bangladeshi
Black African
(Social mobility) MU - more ethnic minority students are doing what?
Going to uni
(Social mobility) MU - in 1991 what percent of Bangladeshis had a degree?
5%
(Social mobility) MU - in 2011 how many Bangladeshis had a degree?
20%
(Social mobility) MU - what has happened to levels of part time employment for Bangladeshis?
Doubled in past 20 years
(Social mobility) Heath and li - what percent of white men had higher social class than their parents?
43%
(Social mobility) Heath and li - what percent of Pakistani and Bangladeshi men had higher social class than their parents?
34%
(Social mobility) Heath and li - what percent of Pakistani and Bangladeshi women had higher social class than their parents?
27.6%
