Chapt 7 Response To Diverse Society

Question 1

Indiv Response to Socio Economic Diverse Society

Answer 1

Eg:
- Ms Fiona Ke
- Helps at a mobile clinic for the elderly
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- Also volunteers at Happy People Helping People
-> provides food for elderly cardboard collectors
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-takes care of elderly’s needs like healthcare & food
- Elderly more vulnerable to illnesses
- Sufficient nutritious food to stay heathy.
- Elderly may have difficult travelling regularly to clinics for check ups
- Mobile clinic -> Convenient & accessible healthcare, takes care of elderly’s health

-> Elderly’s Untreated conditions may worsen and incur higher costs

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HENCE
- Indiv can provide targetted help to certain groups in society
- Reduces elderly’s financial burdens

Question 2

Community response to socio economic society

Answer 2

• Comm groups can provide support by offering their time, financial aid, & resources
  ———
• Community group Keep Hope Alive
• involves 60-70 volunteers
• Volunteers clean homes
• & fix/replace house appliances
• provide haircuts for ppl living in 1 room flats who are less privileged
  ——-
• reduce residents sense of helplessness
• residents better able to cope with financial challenges of daily life
• Residents can have better quality of life

Question 3

Govt response to diverse socio-econ (SG)

Answer 3

• ## SHARED RESPONSIBILITY APPROACHDEFINE: Individuals, community groups & government all work tgt to ensure everyone’s needs are met in a socio-econ diverse society
  ———
  Eg:
• Indiv are responsible for own healthcare
• Indiv encouraged to work & save for own healthcare
• BUT indiv who still can’t afford healthcare & apply for help from govt through Medifund
  ————
  HENCE
• EFFECTIVE AS Indiv & govt work tgt to ensure everyone’s needs are met
• Indiv are responsible so they will want to work hard to afford for their own healthcare
• SO govt’s burdens are lessened
• Govt in still assist lower income individuals

Question 4

Govt response to socio-econ diverse society (SWEDEN)

Answer 4

Government financed approach
DEFINE: when govt provides financial help to citizens of diff socio-econ statuses to provide them access to healthcare, education and housing
——CHOOSE 1 ——
HEALTHCARE
- Hospitalisation subsidised by government
- only €9 per night in hospital
- Free dental care till 23 y/o
-
EDUCATION
- Free education for all Swedes so no child left behind
- Free sch lunch
-
HOUSING
- Subsidised housing for low income ppl
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HENCE
- All layers of Swedish society will have needs met
- No on left behind
- as all have fair treatment
And needs of soci econ society will be met

Question 5

List Challenges for SG

Answer 5

1. Ageing population
2. Increased taxation
3. Limitations in ups killing & training

Question 6

Ageing population -> Challenges for SG

Answer 6

DEFINE: Ageing population is when the percentage of elderly in a population rises
- % of working ppl population falls
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- By 2030, elderly population expected to double
- 2010 to 2019, SG tripled its healthcare budget to $11.3 billion
-> to meet increasing healthcare demands from elderly
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HENCE
CHALLENGING AS:
- Larger elderly population puts greater pressure on the smaller working population
-> who have to support the growing healthcare needs of elderly
—
- When Working population stressed to work
- less time to have families, &
- worsens the prob of ageing population

Question 7

Increased taxation -> Challenges in SG

Answer 7

• 2023 to 2024
• GST increase from 7% - 9%
• If tax keeps increasing, it may deter foreigners from working in SG
  ———-/—-
  HENCE
  CHALLENGING AS:
• Less foreigners will work in SG
• smaller & less vibrant workforce
  —
• Locals will also have higher daily expenditures
  -> can’t buy daily necessities
  -> w/ higher standard of living, ppl are less likely to spend on additional courses to upskill themselves
  -> Creates vicious cycle as their salary will be low & stuck in low income group

Question 8

Limitations in upskilling and training

Answer 8

Eg
- by **2030* retirement age increase to 65
- re-employment age 70
- Older workers have to juggle their current jobs with attending upskilling courses to stay relevant to the changing work environment
BUT
- Employers do not accept and accommodate older workers as much as younger ones
- becuz employers think they may be less productive
-> so older workers are also unsure if courses will increase their employability
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HENCE CHALLENGING AS:
- SG has ageing population
- more of workforce will be seniors
- if employers less willing to accept them
-> workforce smaller