EMS: Inequality & poverty Flashcards
In South Africa there is currently not enough of what (4 things) for everyone?
*Employment
*Housing
*Medical care
*Quality education
Some people in our country are very what and others are very what.
*Rich
*Poor
This what has caused what in our country?
*Socio-economic imbalance
*Inequality
Inequality means?
Inequality means unequal distribution of assets of wealth and income within different populations or individuals.
Causes of socio-economic imbalances.
There are many causes of socio-economic imbalances worldwide. Some of the major causes in South Africa are: (3)
*Apartheid
*Poverty
*Unemployment
Apartheid
What year did the South African government introduced the apartheid policy?
1948
This policy divided all South African people into racial groups, namely (4)
*White
*Colourd
*Indian
*Black
What was based on race?
Where people lived, worked, visited, attended school, received medical treatment, used transport, etc.
More money was spent on the …
Education of white children than from any other race group.
Children from the other groups followed a …
Different syllabus at school and they could not learn in their mother tongue
Not all people were given …
equal opportunities
Poverty
How many people currently living in South Africa?
50 million people
An estimate of how many people in South Africa live in poverty?
22 million people
What does poverty mean?
Poverty is the state of being poor, having little or no money and a few possessions.
Poor people struggle to survive and are faced with all or most of the following challenges (6)
*Hunger
*No housing
*Malnutrition
*Lacking basic services like sanitation
*Clean drinking water
*Little or no access to education
Poverty causes what as poor people cannot take part in the …..
*Socio-economic imbalances
*Economy
Why can’t poor people not take part in the economy?
Because they don’t have the money to buy goods and services.
It is difficult to break the cycle of …
Poverty
This means that when parents are unemployed and struggle to survive, it is difficult for their children to ….
Change their circumstances. The child cannot get a good education or other opportunities and so remains in poverty.
Unemployment
Unemployment is defined as the …
Situation where people who are willing and available to work cannot find jobs.
Unemployment often goes with ….
Lack of skills or a person having the wrong sills for a job.
There are 4 kinds of unemployment.
*Frictional unemployment
*Cyclical unemployment
*Seasonal unemployment
*Structural unemployment
Frictional unemployment
When there are not enough jobs available for all the people in a country
Cyclical unemployment
When a country experiences bad economic times.