Income Inequality 7 Flashcards
SES and education
children with lower SES have both lower age 16 test scores and lower age 33 wages and employment probabilities than high-SES children; high-SES children get better age 16 test scores at least in part because they attended better schools
Which theory does education indicators support
social capital; status hierarchy; neo-liberalist
As societies become more unequal in terms of income…
as societies become more unequal in terms of income, there is greater discrepancy between parents education level and adolescents literacy score [at 16-25 years of age]
Income inequality in Sweden, Canada and USA
Sweden low, Canada moderate, USA second highest
Relate teenage pregnancy to income inequality
Higher the income inequality, the higher teen birth rates
Countries with highest teenage pregnancies
USA, UK, New Zealand, Portugal
Countries with lowest teenage pregnancies
Japan, Sweden, Finland
Where is Australia
kind of near top
Why teenage pregnancy and income inequality
higher income inequality, lower education level the higher the percentage of children raised by single mothers
Which theories does teenage pregnancy support
social capital; status hierarchy; neo-materialist
There is evidence of …
Evidence of a complex relationship with all three theories contributing to the explanation of why this may occur and the inter-generational impact of teenage pregnancy
Single teenage parent
strong relationship between being a single parent teenage family and having an income that is below the poverty line and higher incarceration rates
Note
some evidence that low education, low mobile women are choosing to become pregnant to avoid the traditional poverty trap)
Relate drug use to income inequality
Higher income inequality, higher the drug use
Countries with highest drug use
Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA
