Material Deprivation and Class

Question 1

Which class is more likely to face poverty and material deprivation?

Answer 1

working class

Question 2

What did Guy Palmer find?

Answer 2

• almost half of all ethnic minority children live in low-income households, against a quarter of white children
• ethnic minorities are almost twice as likely to be unemployed compared to whites
• ethnic minorities are nearly 3 x likely to be homeless
• almost half of Bangladeshi and Pakistani workers earned under £7 per hour compared with a quarter of white British workers

Question 3

Why are some ethnic minorities at greater risk of the material deprivation that results from unemployment, low pay and overcrowding?

Answer 3

• many live in economically depressed areas with high unemployment and low wage rates
• cultural factors such as in some Muslim households, women cannot work outside the home
• lack of language skills, and foreign qualifications not being recognised by UK employers
• Asylum seekers may not be allowed to take work
• racial discrimination in the labour market and hosing market

Question 4

Why do Indian pupils do better than Pakistan pupils?

Answer 4

• Indian pupils are more likely to be from better-off backgrounds
• they are the ethnic group most likely to attend private schools

Question 5

What are the statistics in 2011 with free school meals and achievement?

Answer 5

• 86% of Chinese girls who received free school meals achieved a minimum of 5 GCSE compared to 65% of white girls who did not receive free school meals

Question 6

What did Tariq Modood find?

Answer 6

-while children from low-income families generally did less well, the effects of low income were much less for other ethnic groups than for white pupils