Sheffield inequalities Flashcards
What are the features and possible causes of inequalities?
Features of inequalities include disparities in access to resources, education, and healthcare. Possible causes include economic factors, social structure, and policy decisions.
Inequalities can be influenced by systemic issues and historical context.
What does the distribution of inequalities in Sheffield refer to?
The distribution of inequalities in Sheffield refers to how inequalities are spread across different areas within the city.
This may include income levels, education opportunities, and health outcomes.
What are the causes of air pollution?
Causes of air pollution include industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, and burning of fossil fuels.
Other contributors can include residential heating and agricultural activities.
What strategies can be implemented to reduce inequalities?
Strategies to reduce inequalities include improving access to education, healthcare reform, economic development initiatives, and policy changes.
Community engagement and investment in infrastructure are also critical.
What is air pollution made up of?
Air pollution consists of various pollutants such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds.
These pollutants can originate from natural sources as well as human activities.
How does air pollution affect health?
Air pollution can lead to respiratory diseases, cardiovascular problems, and increased mortality rates.
Vulnerable populations, including children and the elderly, are particularly at risk.
Explain attempts to reduce pollution
Attempts include establishing clean air zones, implementing speed limits, creating cycle lanes, and introducing electric buses.
These measures aim to decrease vehicle emissions and promote sustainable transportation.
Describe and explain your idea for reducing inequalities in Sheffield.
Increase sugar tax and use the profits from said tax to pay for a percentage of healthy foods.
This approach aims to discourage unhealthy consumption while making nutritious options more accessible.
What are the positives and negatives of your idea?
Positives include improved public health and reduced healthcare costs; negatives may involve public resistance and companies using sweeteners other than sugar.
Balancing these aspects is crucial for effective implementation.
Describe and explain and evaluate at least two other suggestions made by others in the class.
Improving public transport.
Free gyms.
What are the positives and negatives of these ideas?
other people
Gyms: Healthier public, people might not use.
Transport: Cheaper and better for enviroment than cars, people might not use.
What is the distribution of different life expectancies across Sheffield?
Overall the LE on the west of sheffiled is higher than that of the right. Stannington has a LE rate of 83.5 while Darnall has 78.5
How does this compare to other measures such as level of education?
(LE levels)
Higher life expectancy correlates with increased education levels, better employment opportunities, lower crime rates, and higher income.
Scatter graphs illustrate these relationships, showing that education is a key determinant of health.
What is the meaning of life expectancy?
The average length of a person’s life.
What does distribution refer to?
The way things are spread out.
Define inequality in a societal context.
Unfair.
What is disparity?
Unfair differences in things like wealth between different places.
What does deprivation mean?
The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.
What is a ward?
An administrative area of a city.
What does IMD stand for?
Indices of multiple deprivations.
What does socio-economic refer to?
Things to do with society (education, house type) and economy (jobs, income).
What is relative poverty?
The poorest 25% of the population are considered to be relatively poor compared to the average person in the UK.
What is a census?
An official count of the population done every 10 years.
What characterizes a professional job?
Jobs like teaching, doctors, and lawyers that usually require a university degree.
