social inequalities

Question 1

inequality trends in the workplace

Answer 1

• men work on average 44 hours a week and woman only work 40 hours meaning men work 4 more hours and that gap is increasing

Question 2

inequality trends in health

Answer 2

anxiety and depression is under diagnosed in men and men are 3x more likely to commit suicide.

Question 3

inequality trends in politics

Answer 3

there are 442 male mps compared to 208 female mps in parliament meaning that men have higher acceptance in that field.

Question 4

inequality trends in eduction

Answer 4

women are more likely to do better in their GCSEs by 9%

Question 5

inequality trends in the media

Answer 5

2% of advertisment represent woman as intelligent

Question 6

what did gauntlet say about the media

Answer 6

men are presented as heroic and stronger figures whereas woman are seen to be innocent and the victim

Question 7

2 other studies that represent inequalities in the media

Answer 7

• mcrobbie and garber

- Laura mulvey

Question 8

what are the three main ways woman are disadvantaged in the media

Answer 8

• in the workplace
• media
• home

Question 9

how are woman disadvantaged in the media

Answer 9

• male gaze

- under represented as smart

Question 10

how are woman disadvantaged in the workplace

Answer 10

gender pay gap
less chance of promotion
less chance of getting a job.

Question 11

how are woman disadvantaged in the home

Answer 11

seager - asked men and woman to keep diaries men had more paid work and woman did more domestic work.

Question 12

how are men disadvantaged in education

Answer 12

GCSEs results show that men achieve less a* to cs than woman.

boys are twice as likely to need special needs help.

Question 13

how are men disadvantaged in health

Answer 13

females live 4 years longer

ons found men developed heart diseases 10 years earlier.

Question 14

how are men disadvantaged in workplace

Answer 14

men work 5 more hours a week

men do the least desirable job

Question 15

how are men disadvantaged in the family

Answer 15

expected to be the breadwinner

equal opportunities commission fathers are more likely to be employed.

Question 16

what is first wave feminism

Answer 16

first emerged in 1800s
main aim was reforming social and legal inequalities and getting the vote
granted in 1928
laws were passed to give woman better educations

Question 17

what is second wave feminism

Answer 17

grew in the 1960s and 70s linked to campaign for equal rights
focus on person problems that woman face as a consequence of the unequal way society is organised
came up with the strands of feminism

Question 18

what is third wave feminism

Answer 18

developed in the 1990s
much more diverse and individualistic form of feminism
focuses on laws and policies

Question 19

what are the strands of feminism

Answer 19

• liberal feminism
• radical feminists
• marxist feminists

Question 20

what is liberal feminists

Answer 20

argue that inequalities are caused by socialisation and unfair laws
needs to be a change in norms and values
equal pay act is an success

Question 21

what is a radical feminist

Answer 21

don’t acknowledge variations in family life
patriarchy is the main source for oppression
men have chose woman roles in society

Question 22

marxist feminists

Answer 22

believe that social class effects the life chances of woman and key impact on relation ships between men and woman
family is a patriarchal institution.