Poverty and exclusion in the Global North Flashcards
Why is policing in poor areas seen as problematic?
Because there is a racial element to it
How has new poverty been created in Paris?
River and train tracks separate its inhabitants about 9,000 people from the rest of the district, Monteil, which is significantly larger, around 76,000
When was the term underclass first used?
1962
Why was the term underclass used?
To highlight dependency culture and to evoke negative stereotypes of beggars and ghettos
Why had the growth of underclass inevitable?
Economic changes which created unemployment in the city and policies specifically put people already disadvantaged in a certain area
What is urban poor associated with in the US?
Concentrated inner-city ghettos
What is the urban poor associated with in the UK?
Specific urban housing estates
Why is poverty an issue in families?
Because it is passed from one generation to another
What does underclass homogenises mean?
The diverse group of people who face different problems and have different responses to these situations
What is an example of underclass homogenises?
Migrant workers in fish factories, hotels and hospitality industries, were placed in certain areas of towns in North Scotland because they were assumed to be working class people (poor and same sort of group)
Why are divisions created within the poor?
Young white men often displace the anger and frustration at their structural circumstances by blaming women and black people
Who is more likely to be in poverty in the UK?
Women as they are paid less and more likely to be part time workers.
Who else is in poverty?
OAPs
Disabled People
Children (one in three in poverty)
Refugees
