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PAPER 2: Social Inequalitites > Social Class Inequalities In Work And Employment > Flashcards

Social Class Inequalities In Work And Employment Flashcards

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What are the concept for the social class inequalities in the workplace ?

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Concept 1: income inequality
Concept 2: status
Concept 3:living wage
Concept 4: wealth

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What is income ?

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Described as the flow
Amount of Money entering a persons bank account in a given amount of time

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Examples for income for inequality in the workplace ?

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  • universal credit allowance falling short for many low income families
  • FTSE 100 CEOs
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Income :social class and workplace

Evidence of universal credit allowance falling short for many low income families ?

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Basics benifits given to low income households are at least £140 pounds a month below real cost of food, energy and everyday basics

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Income :social class and workplace

Evidence from FTSE 100 CEOs, (high pay centre,2023)

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Takes a typical FTSE 100 CEOs just 30 hrs to get paid what a typical Uk worker gets paid in a year

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Concept 2 : status

What is status ?

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Refers to the prestige, respect and social honour based on position in society

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Social class and workplace inequality

Examples of status?

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  • Non financial rewards
  • other financial rewards
  • power, control and flexibility
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Concept 2 status

What is non financial reward ?

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In most jobs difference in status in reflected by different uniforms or work dress or canteen compared to other workers

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Concept 2 : status

What is other financial rewards ?

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Compared to senior staff more routine workers earn less and less likely to enjoy longer paid holidays or pensions

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Concept 3: status

What is power, control and flexibility ?

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Senior members of workplace have more power over work e.g making own decision on how to do job, set up own working hours

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What is comfort 3: living wage ?

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Hourly wage rate rush should be more than the money necessary to live

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Concept 3: Living wage

1st stat : according to the resolution foundation what was the proportional of people paid below real living wage in 2018?

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Stood at 24% of all UK employees over age of 25

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Concept 3: living wage

According to the resolution foundation what % of employees Aged below 20 received less than living wage

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77%

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Concept 3: living wage

According to resolution foundation , how many restaurants and hotel workers were paid below the benchmark ?

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2/3

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What concept 4: wealth ?

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Economic resources, assets and possessions of a person at a fixed point of time. Wealth might include property, wealth and physical wealth

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Examples for wealth and social class and workplace inequalities

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  • equality trust, 2019
  • ONS, 2019
  • south east
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Concept 4: wealth

According to the equality trust (2019), the richest top 10th of the country owns how much of UK total wealth whilst the poorest 10% owns close to 0%

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45%

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Concept 4: wealth

According to equality trust2019,What amount of people in the country own 45% of the UKs total wealth

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Richest top tenth of the country

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Concept 4: wealth

According to equality trust 2019, 10% of the poorest in the country own wealth

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0%

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Concept 4: wealth (2nd stat ONS 2014-16)

Wealth is unevenly spread across Britian but what region is the wealthiest ?

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South east is the wealthiest of all regions

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Concept 4: wealth

What is the median household total wealth of south east according to ONS 2014-16 ?

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£387,400

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Concept 4: wealth

According to ONS 2014-16, £387,400 of south east is twice as much as what region ?

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Of North West

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Concept 4: wealth (3rd stat)

According to ONS,2019, what was the average wealth increase for poorest group ?

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3%

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Concept 4: wealth (3rd stat)

What was the average wealth increase for the richest group according to ONS,2019 ?

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11%

25
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For social class inequality in health what the concepts ?

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Morality and morbidity

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Area 2: social class inequality in health

What is mortality rate ?

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Number of deaths in a given area or period due to a particular cause
- this is higher for lower classes

27
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Area 2: social class inequality in health

What is morbidity rate ?

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Refers to the frequency or proportion which disease appears in a population
- social class impacts this

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Area 2: social class inequality in health

Evidence for social class and health inequality ?

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  • 2020 coronavirus impact
  • sir Micheal marmot
  • Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
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Area 2: social class inequality in health

What was the morality/death rate for Covid in deprived areas and rich areas (2020 coronavirus impact )

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Morality in deprived areas was more than double than in rich areas with poorer areas worse affected

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Area 2: social class inequality in health

According to the ONS,2020 what was the morality rate for the most deprived areas (2020 coronavirus impact) in March and April

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55.1 deaths per 100,000 people

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Area 2: social class inequality in health

According to ONS,2020 death rate for deprived areas in March and April was what for 2020 coronavirus impact ?

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23.5 death per 100,000

32
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Area 2: social class inequality in health

What does Sir Micheal Marmot say about the poor ?

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Poor can face being disabled 17 years earlier

33
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Area 2: social class inequality in health

According to Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett they found that Working class are more likely to do what ?

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Are more likely to die before retirement of cancer, stroke and heart disease than middle class people

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What is the concept for social class inequalities in education ?

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Class ceiling

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Area 3: social class inequalities in education

What is class ceiling ?

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Working class face barriers to social mobility that stops them from achieving in a variety of areas

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Area 3: social class inequality in education

What are the evidence for class ceiling ?

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  • 2015, Sutton trust x2
37
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Area 2: social class inequality in health

According to class ceiling , What % of bright but disadvantaged boys underachieve at GCSE according to Sutton Trust 2015 ?

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36%

38
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Area 2: social class inequality in health : class ceiling

According to the Sutton Trust 2015, with 36% of bright but disadvantaged boys underachieving at school at GCSE , compared to boys of better homes that underachieve how?

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16%

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Area 2: social class inequality in health

Class ceiling ,According to Sutton trust 2015, what % of smart but poor girls seriously underachieve at GCSE ?

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24%

40
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Area 2: social class inequality in health (class ceiling)

According to Sutton Trust 2015, 24% of clever put poor girls underachieve at GCSE compared to what % of girls from better homes underachieving ?

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9%

41
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What are the areas of social class inequality

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Area 1: social class inequalities in work and employment
Area 2: social class inequalities in health
Area 3: social class inequalies in education

PAPER 2: Social Inequalitites (14 decks)

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