How does economic change influence social inequality

Question 1

Multiple deprivation

Answer 1

when social inequality leads to substantial differerence within society and members lag behind in many related aspects

Question 2

multiple deprivation cylce

Answer 2

Poverty-> Poor living conditions-> ill health-> poor education-> poor skills-> back to poverty

Question 3

quality of life

Answer 3

extent to which people’s needs and desires are met. Less essential needs like education quality or leisure

Question 4

standard of living

Answer 4

ability to access basic resources like food water, housing, clothes and personal mobility

Question 5

Index of multiple deprivation

Answer 5

used by UK gov to assess levels of deprivation. Combines income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, access to services, living environment

Question 6

measuring social inequality

Answer 6

income, housing, education, health care, employment

Question 7

income measuring inequality

Answer 7

Purchasing power parity (PPP) is used to compare countries as costs vary between them, the World Bank defines absolute poverty as US$1.25/day PPP

Question 8

housing measuring inequality

Answer 8

often based on tenure. houses may be owner-occupied, usually as a mortgage, or rented housing, maybe association-provided housing, squatter settlements have no legal right to be there

Question 9

education measuring inequality

Answer 9

formal education through institutions, informal through skill acquisition, literacy level used to measure between countries normally

Question 10

health care measuring inequality

Answer 10

doctor to patient ratios, healthcare provision to different areas, access to healthcare and heath level

Question 11

employment measuring inequality

Answer 11

direct impact on income, QoL and SoL. informal employment when considering LIDCs and EDCs, employment figures can be difficult to access

Question 12

informal employment definition

Answer 12

work not protected or regulated by the state