How and Why Spacial Patterns of Social Inequalities Vary

Question 1

Wealth: what are low incomes associated with? What are a lack of formal qualifications an obstacle to?

Answer 1

Low incomes are linked too ill health, lower educational attainment.

Lack of formal qualifications are major obstacles to raising income/ reducing social inequality

Question 2

Housing/homelessness

Answer 2

Homelessness is a growing issue among many ACs due to the cost of housing rising faster than wages and a rise in second home ownership.

Also causes social inequality in rural communities

Question 3

Example of link between poor Health and deprivation.

Impact of limited mobility on health.

Answer 3

Link between deprivation and poor health e.g. in 2010 only 17% Haitians had access to improved sanitation.

Some groups with limited mobility (elderly) have restricted access to GPs

Question 4

Education: illiteracy, millenium development goals and education in LIDCs

Answer 4

Illiteracy excludes people from education, skills training which reduces employment

Universal primary education was a millenium development goal

Accessing basic education can be difficult in LIDCs which contributes to social inequality on the global scale