Income Inequality 6 Flashcards
Relate infant wellbeing to income inequality
Higher the income inequality, the worse is infant well-being (negatively correlated)
Countries with lowest infant wellbeing
UK, New Zealand, Israel, USA
Countries with highest infant wellbeing
Sweden, Netherlands, Finland, Norway
Where is Australia in terms of infant wellbeing
Kind of in the middle but near bottom (Japan slightly below Australia)
Index of child-wellbeing
The index of child well-being is the average rank over the following five dimensions 1) Maternal well-being; 2) Health and safety of the child; 3) Education; 4) Behaviours and risks; 5) Housing and environment
Infant child-wellbeing offers support for which theory
neo-materialist theory
Relate child experience of conflict to income inequality
higher the income inequality, the more exposure to conflict (in terms of fighting, bullying and not finding peers kind)
Countries with highest children’s exposure to conflict
UK, France, (USA in middle-top bit)
Countries with lowest children’s exposure to conflict
Finland, Sweden
Short term effects of child experience of conflict
It has long been acknowledged that bullying at a young age presents a problem for schools, parents and public policy makers alike.
Long term effects of child experience of conflict
Studies shows that serious illness, struggling to hold down a regular job, and poor social relationships are just some of the adverse outcomes in adulthood faced by those exposed to bullying in childhood
Which theory does child experience of conflict support
social capital; status hierarch and neo-materialist theories
Relate education indicators to income inequality
Higher the income inequality, the lower education scores [maths and reading] (negatively correlated)
Countries with the lowest education
Israel, Greece, Portugal, (USA near bottom/middle)
Countries with highest education
Finland, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Japan, Sweden
