Inequalities and government responses Flashcards
Describe, in detail, one way some people experience social issues - Point (crime and gang violence)-
Point - One social issue experienced by some people in the US is crime and gang violence.
Describe, in detail, one way some people experience social issues - Explain (crime and gang violence)
Explain - Gang violence is mostly illegal acts of violence by gangs against mainly civilians, they are mostly prevalent in urban/ghetto areas with high poverty, crime and addiction levels. people may join gangs for security/protection or greed to earn lots of money. ( describe which areas it is prevalent in, which groups in society are impacted and why they might join)
Describe, in detail, one way some people experience social issues - Example (crime and gang violence)
Example - For example, the UN estimates that drug trafficking alone earns $870 billion per year.
Describe one way the US government tries to solve social problems - point
Point - One way the US government tries to solve social problems is Obamacare.
Describe one way the US government tries to solve social problems - explain
Explain - This tries to tackle the issue of Americans having no health insurance. It does this by increasing healthcare coverage for Americans, improving healthcare quality and lowering healthcare costs. On the other hand, Obamacare still remains too expensive for some.
(how does it do this, what is a con of this response)
Describe one way the US government tries to solve social problems - example
Example - For example, when Obamacare was enacted in 2013 there were nearly 50 million uninsured Americans. By the time obama left office in 2016, this had reduced to 19 million uninsured Americans.
Describe one way the US government tries to solve economic problems - point
Point - One way the US government tries to solve economic problems is SNAP.
Describe one way the US government tries to solve economic problems - explain
Explain - This tries to tackle the issue of poverty. It does this a pre-loaded card people use which has benefits which can be used to buy food at supermarkets, helping people living in poverty. It cannot be used to buy medical products and sanitary products.
(what you use, what can it be used for and what does this therefore do, what can not be bought with this)
Describe one way the US government tries to solve economic problems - example
Example - For example, SNAP currently helps feed more than 42 million Americans.
Describe one way some people experience social issues - Point (education)
Point - One social issue experienced by some people in the USA is education.
Describe one way some people experience social issues - Explain (education)
Explain - The level of education and standards of the school depend on the area you live in. For suburban schools it is a safe and calm environment with well trained staff and proper resources. Whereas for schools in ghetto areas it is violent, with a lack of security and staff and poor levels of success. (The level of education and standards of the school depend on where you live, what is the environment for a suburban school, what is the environment for a ghetto school)
Describe one way some people experience social issues - Example (education)
Describe one way some people experience social issues - example (education)
Example - For example, in 2022 Hispanics had the highest percent of high school dropouts with 7.4% whereas API has the lowest with 2.4%.
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Point (unemployment)
Point - One economic issue experienced by some people in the USA is unemployment.
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Explain (unemployment)
Explain - A person’s education has a direct impact upon being unemployed which is a problem because education can also improve the quality of employment earning much more than part time low skilled jobs. This an issue because there is a clear connection between unemployment and poverty. (what does education have to do with unemployment, clear connection between poverty and unemployment)
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Example (unemployment)
Example - For example, according to the US government, as of August 2023 the American unemployment rate was 3.8%
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Point (poverty)
Point - One economic issue experienced by some people in the US is poverty.
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Explain (poverty)
Explain - Poverty is the unfair distribution of wealth and resources among people in a society. Many people in ghetto areas get stuck in a “poverty trap” meaning once you start to get for example a low income this could start to affect your housing, health etc. which an extremely difficult cycle/trap to get out of. (poverty defintion, poverty trap, people in ghetto areas)
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Example (poverty)
Example - For example, in 2022 the US official poverty rate was a record low of 5.2%.
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Explain (unemployment)
Explain - A person’s education has a direct impact impact upon being employed and it can also improve the quality of employment earning much more than part time low skilled jobs. Ethnic minorities suffer from both unemployment and low income disproportionately. (what a person’s education has an impact on, what can education improve, what do ethnic minorities suffer from)
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Example (unemployment)
Example - For example, the US average unemployment rate 2022 was 3.6%.
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Point (poverty)
Point - One economic issue experienced by some people in the US is poverty.
Describe one way some people experience economic issues - Explain (poverty)
Explain - Poverty is the unfair distribution of wealth and resources among people in a society. Many people in ghetto areas get stuck in a “poverty trap” meaning once you have for example a low income, this can start to affect things like your housing, health etc. which is an extremely difficult cycle to get out of. (what is poverty, what areas does this usually occur in, poverty trap).
