Social Class Inequalities In Work And Employment

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What is income ?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Examples for income for inequality in the workplace ?

Answer 3

• universal credit allowance falling short for many low income families
• FTSE 100 CEOs

Question 4

Income :social class and workplace

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

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Income :social class and workplace

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Concept 2 : status

What is status ?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Social class and workplace inequality

Examples of status?

Answer 7

• Non financial rewards
• other financial rewards
• power, control and flexibility

Question 8

Concept 2 status

What is non financial reward ?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Concept 2 : status

What is other financial rewards ?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Concept 3: status

What is power, control and flexibility ?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is comfort 3: living wage ?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Concept 3: Living wage

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

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Concept 3: living wage

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

Answer 13

77%

Question 14

Concept 3: living wage

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

Answer 14

2/3

Question 15

What concept 4: wealth ?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Examples for wealth and social class and workplace inequalities

Answer 16

• equality trust, 2019
• ONS, 2019
• south east

Question 17

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%

Answer 17

45%

Question 18

Concept 4: wealth

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

Answer 18

Richest top tenth of the country

Question 19

Concept 4: wealth

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

Answer 19

0%

Question 20

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

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

Answer 20

South east is the wealthiest of all regions

Question 21

Concept 4: wealth

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

Answer 21

£387,400

Question 22

Concept 4: wealth

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

Answer 22

Of North West

Question 23

Concept 4: wealth (3rd stat)

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

Answer 23

3%

Question 24

Concept 4: wealth (3rd stat)

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

Answer 24

11%

Question 25

For social class inequality in health what the concepts ?

Answer 25

Morality and morbidity

Question 26

Area 2: social class inequality in health What is mortality rate ?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Area 2: social class inequality in health What is morbidity rate ?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Area 2: social class inequality in health Evidence for social class and health inequality ?

Answer 28

- 2020 coronavirus impact - sir Micheal marmot - Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett

Question 29

Area 2: social class inequality in health What was the morality/death rate for Covid in deprived areas and rich areas (2020 coronavirus impact )

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

55.1 deaths per 100,000 people

Question 31

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 ?

Answer 31

23.5 death per 100,000

Question 32

Area 2: social class inequality in health What does Sir Micheal Marmot say about the poor ?

Answer 32

Poor can face being disabled 17 years earlier

Question 33

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 ?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

What is the concept for social class inequalities in education ?

Answer 34

Class ceiling

Question 35

Area 3: social class inequalities in education What is class ceiling ?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Area 3: social class inequality in education What are the evidence for class ceiling ?

Answer 36

- 2015, Sutton trust x2

Question 37

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 ?

Answer 37

36%

Question 38

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?

Answer 38

16%

Question 39

Area 2: social class inequality in health Class ceiling ,According to Sutton trust 2015, what % of smart but poor girls seriously underachieve at GCSE ?

Answer 39

24%

Question 40

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 ?

Answer 40

9%

Question 41

What are the areas of social class inequality

Answer 41

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