Social and Economic inequalities Flashcards
Education point
Education System in the US highlights key divisions between different groups based on their race and their levels of achievement throughout their schooling and ability to contribute in higher education institutions such as college and universitiy.
Education Knowledge
In one year Harvard Westlake is mostly white, 99% of pupils went on to University. compared to just 37% of all African Americans.
Education Boost Knowledge
2016-5% of White Americans dropped out of school early compared to 9% of Hispanics and 6% of African Americans..
Education Boost point
Ethnic Minority pupil are more likely to drop out of school early than White Americans.
Education Eval
Yes Inequalities
Health
Healthcare in the US is payed through bills and Insurance unlike the U.K.’s NHS which is payed through tax.
Health Point
Hispanics, White and Asian Americans are on average more wealth than African and Native Americans who get access to better healthcare which leads to an inequality.
Health Knowledge
2020 Asian life expectancy 86 years and African only 75 years.
Health boost
Different ethnic groups are significantly more likely to have health insurance than other ethnic groups.
Health Knowledge boost
In 2018 19% of non elderly Hispanics uninsured compared to 7% of non elderly Asians.
Eval health
Yes Inequalities
Income Point
Income is when a person or a business receives money in exchange for good service or a business. Unfortunately different ethnic groups receive very different amounts of income which leads to poverty.
Income Evidence
The South of the USA has the highest poverty rate and the highest Hispanic population.
Eval Income
No Inequalities
Worst
Health
