Cultural Explanations For Poverty

Question 1

Ethnicity wise why would an ethnic minority have low pay

Answer 1

This may be a large factor in Bangladeshi and Pakistani households kids where only the male works and women do not. This could be due to the practice of purdah,women are kept seperately from men

Question 2

Ethnicity wise what has low pay got to do with ethnic minorities

Answer 2

This is higher amongst Bangladeshis ,Pakistanis,black Africans and black carribeans

Question 3

How are family types linked with poverty

Answer 3

Pakistanis and Bangladeshis tend to have large families and combined with low pay this increases chances of being in poverty and in addition traditionally only men work

Question 4

what did Modood say

Answer 4

there are more lone parents in black African and black carribean families

Question 5

How is ethnicity linked with underachievement in education

Answer 5

Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and carribean boys are more likely to underachieve at school this could be due to an ethnocentric curriculum

Question 6

what did Ball define

Answer 6

what an ethnocentric curriculum is

Question 7

How is racism in jobs linked to poverty

Answer 7

This means that some cannot get jobs due to their background

Question 8

Who was it who did research into racism into employment and what did they do

Answer 8

Wood, and he sent out two applications with ye same qualifications yet different surnames,Patel and Evans and Evans got multiple more invitations to interviews

Question 9

What age group is least at risk of poverty

Answer 9

Older people,pensioners are much less likely to live in poverty than those of working age and children

Question 10

What did Hirsch point out

Answer 10

Poverty causes material and social hardships,this affects the educational achievement and has lasting effects on their physical and emotional health and leaves them at greater risk of poverty than adults

Question 11

What are the wider social problems child poverty can cause

Answer 11

Crime and bullying as they can afford the same equipment as their peers

Question 12

What are the factors Hirsch argues lead to a greater risk into the UK

Answer 12

Lone parenthood

Lack of work or low paid parents

Disability of parents

Lack of benefits

Lack of child supports for those who want to work but have children the cost of childcare

Question 13

What did Palmer show

Answer 13

The poverty rate for disabled adults is double that of non disabled adults. Around 33% of disabled adults are living in poverty.

Question 14

What fraction of adults looking after children are single

Answer 14

2/5

Question 15

What does Palmer argues happens that leads to social exclusion

Answer 15

A lack of day to day company and support

Question 16

What does Palmer suggest the main reasons are why people with a work limiting disability are at greater risk of poverty

Answer 16

Inability to undertake paid employment

Unemployment

Low pay

Discrimination from employers

Inadequate welfare benefits

Question 17

How is disabilities linked to inability to undertake paid employement

Answer 17

Some people with disabilities have physical or mental impairements that make it difficult for them to work.this means they are welfare independent

Question 18

How is unemployment linked to diability

Answer 18

Those with disabilities are 4 time more likely to be out of work than the non-disabled with similar qualifications

Question 19

How is disability linked with low pay

Answer 19

Those with disabilities that are in work are more likely to be in a lower paid position-this also impacts on future pensions

Question 20

How is disability linked with discrimination from employers

Answer 20

There is discrimination against those with disabilities in the labour market.palmer argues that at employers overtly discriminate against the disabled despite it being illegal

Question 21

How are inadequate welfare benefits and disabilities linked

Answer 21

Benefits are not enough to keep those with disabilities out of poverty- their benefits have not increased at the same rate as benefits for children and the elderly

Question 22

How is gender and poverty linked

Answer 22

Women are overall no more likely than men to experience poverty.however single female pensioners are more at poverty than single male pensioners

Question 23

Women from ethnic backgrounds

Answer 23

Are paid less than men from the same ethnic background usually

Question 24

What is the reason for women of an ethnic background being paid less than their male counter parts

Answer 24

This could eh due to the glass ceiling,the invisible barrier that prevents women getting paid higher paid jobs.

Question 25

What is the poverty rates with Pakistani and Bangladeshi women

Answer 25

50%

Question 26

What are all the factors of women more likely to be in poverty

Answer 26

Women are more likely to be in part time or low paid jobs

Women are the majority of home workers

Women’s re more likely to be lone parents

Women live longer than men

Women are more likely to sacrifice their own standard of living to provide

Question 27

How is women working low paid or part time jobs linked to poverty

Answer 27

Therefore they actually miss out on work related welfare benefits such as tax credits and they usually have to combine working and taking care if children this is called the dual burden

Question 28

Who named the dual burden

Answer 28

Ferri and Smith

Question 29

How is women being the majority of hoenworkers linked to poverty

Answer 29

This means they usually do jobs from home that for around the children such as body shop or Scentsy consultancy where they only get paid on what they sell

Question 30

How is women being lonee parents linked to oiverty

Answer 30

They have the dual burden with caring for children and working

Question 31

How is women living longer than men linked to poverty

Answer 31

Women live longer than men-due to a lack of pensions they may experience more poverty in old age

Question 32

How is women being more likely to sacrifice their own standard of living linked to poverty

Answer 32

Middleston found in many low income homes it is mother’s who bear the burden of making ends meet and who sacrifice going without food,new clothes and holidays to provide for their children

Question 33

What did moddod say

Answer 33

There are more lone parents in black carribean and black African and South Asian families

Question 34

What social group isbpalmer linked with

Answer 34

Disability

Question 35

What social group is wood linked with

Answer 35

Ethnicity

Question 36

What social group is Hirsch linked with

Answer 36

Disabled

Question 37

What group is Ferri and Smith linked with

Answer 37

Gender