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Case Study Of Two Contrasting Places In Terms Of Social Inequality Flashcards

1
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Northwood:
Where is it?

A

Irvine
Southern California
USA

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Northwood:
What is the population?

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22,000

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3
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Northwood:
How many homes are there?

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8000

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Northwood:
What proportion of households are families?

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1/3

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Northwood:
What was its HDI ranking?

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17/189

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Northwood:
Is it a fully planned city?

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Yes

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Northwood:
What percentage of people own their own homes?

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91%

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Northwood:
What is the average household size?

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2.8

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Northwood:
How are the housing conditions described?

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Clean, safe, full of friendly residents

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Northwood:
What is access to resources like?

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Quality of life is high
All basic resources accessible
Lots of schools

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Northwood:
How many athletic field and community parks are there?

A

96
20

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Northwood:
What are streets lined with?

A

Eucalyptus trees

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13
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Northwood:
What factors affect education?

A

Income
Accessibility

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Northwood:
What percentage of over 25s have a 1st degree?

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68.5%

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Northwood:
What percentage of people have a masters/doctorates?

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20.5%

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Northwood:
They have the best achieving schools in the USA. True or false?

A

True

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Northwood:
What is health like?

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Low air pollution
Healthcare is excellent even by AC standards
Healthcare is not free

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Northwood:
What is the average annual income?

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$160,000 (2x USA average)

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Northwood:
What is the largest employer?

A

University of California

20
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Northwood:
What sorts of companies offer employment?

A

Blizzard Entertainment
Pharmaceuticals
Space firms

21
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Northwood:
What was the 2021 unemployment rate?

22
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Northwood:
What is the median age?

23
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Northwood:
What percentage of residents are white?

24
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Northwood:
What is personal mobility like?

A

Most households own at least one vehicle

25
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Northwood:
What is the future for it like?

A

Increasing development
Retain its reputation even during recessions

26
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Northwood:
What is the second largest ethnic group?

A

Asian (Vietnam)

27
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Northwood:
What is inequality like?

A

Seems to be none because of income
Possible ethnic tensions?

28
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Jembatan Besi:
Where is it?

A

45km from Jakarta (capital), Indonesia

29
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Jembatan Besi:
What % of Jakarta residents live in informal settlements?

30
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Jembatan Besi:
What is Jakarta’s total population?

A

10 million

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Jembatan Besi:
How many residents?

32
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Jembatan Besi:
What are housing conditions like? (3)

A

Densely populated
No direct sunlight (small alleyways)
Residents build homes through materials found

33
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Jembatan Besi:
Why is there a high risk of fire in the settlement?

A

Overcrowding
Kerosene use
Improvised electrical wiring

34
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Jembatan Besi:
What is access to resources like?

A

Cannot afford basic resources
Make use of what they can find

35
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Jembatan Besi:
Why are there few educated people?

A

It is expensive
Children are needed for work

36
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Jembatan Besi:
What is health like? (3)

A

Few homes have toilets
Nutrition is based on rice with lack of fruit or veg
Dehydration due to lack of clean water

37
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Jembatan Besi:
What type of diseases are common?

A

Water borne
Frequent epidemics

38
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Jembatan Besi:
Why is there no clean water?

A

Sewage and waste runs into rivers around them

39
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Jembatan Besi:
What is the average income?

A

Irregular $4 a day

40
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Jembatan Besi:
What type of jobs are there? And what is the issue with them?

A

Informal/self-employment
Little protection

41
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Jembatan Besi:
What is their largest industry?

42
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Jembatan Besi:
Who tend to be employed in factories?

A

Young women

43
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Jembatan Besi:
What is the majority of the demographic like?

A

Mainly families with children

44
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Jembatan Besi:
What age groups are limited and why?

A

Very young and very old due to diseases

45
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Jembatan Besi:
What is mobility like?

A

Buses do not run in that part of town
Cannot afford bikes or cars

46
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Jembatan Besi:
What is the future like? (3)

A

Informal settlement clearance (have to move to even worse)
Urban authorities trying to build inroads in worst areas
Community units planned for improvement

47
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Jembatan Besi:
What is the impact of the social inequality?

A

Strong sense of community between themselves and their children

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