Social Inequality Flashcards
Analyse the effects of poverty on disadvantage groups. 12 marks
- Children
- Women
- Ethnic minorities
Analyse the different lifestyle choices that may result in poor health. 12 marks
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Bad diet
Evaluate the effectiveness of government responses to health inequalities in the uk. 12 marks
- Smoking, health and social care act- Scotland 2005
- Obolition of prescription charges 2011
- Minimum pricing of alcohol-50p
Evaluate government responses to gender inequality. 12 marks
- Gender pay gap-equal pay act
- Glass ceiling- sex discrimination act
- Number of hours work- equality act
Analyse government policies to tackle inequalities that affects a group in society more than others. 12 marks
- Pensioners- income
- Pensioners-poor health
- Pensioners- cold winter
Analyse different ideologies regarding the welfare state. 12 marks
- Collectivist view
- Individualist view
- Third wing view
Evaluate the effectiveness of the benefits system in tackling social inequality. 12 marks
- Job seekers allowance
- Universal credit
- Childcare and working tax credits
Poverty is the main cause of poor health discuss. 20 marks
- Where you live
- Lifestyle choices
- Children in poverty
- Access to medical care
In the uk how many children are in poverty
3.5 million children in poverty
Makes up 37% of children
Or 1 in 4
By age 16 children receiving free school meals achiever what grade lower than wealthier people
1.6 grade lower
What percentage of families would like to take children on holiday but can’t afford to
61%
Provide evidence showing child poverty has increased
From years 1998-2012 reduced by 1.1 mill
Provide evidence to show child poverty is expected to increase
4.7 million expected in poverty by 2020
How much less are female median earnings compared to men
13% less
How much less does best paid women earn from the best paid man
20% less
What percentage of top business and national newspaper editors are women
9%
Provide evidence showing increase in women in top jobs
Scotland major party led by women her cabinet 50-50 split
What is the poverty rate for Pakistanis and Bangladeshis compared to whites
Pakistanis-60%
Bangladeshis-70%
Whites-20%
What groups is more likely to own a home compared to whites
Indians
How many more times are Pakistanis and Bangladeshis more likely than white to live in standard housing
3x
In most deprived areas in Scotland on heaviest drinking days of the week how many units of alcohol is consumed.
8.7
In the least deprived areas in Scotland on heaviest drinking days of the week how many units of alcohol is consumed.
6.5
In 2015 how much did the NHS spend on alcohol related illnesses
£21 billion
In 2016 how many alcohol related deaths were there
1265
What % of men committed suicide and drank before hand
70%
What% of ling cancer deaths are related to smoking
90%
The amount of people buying cigarettes has gone down from what to what since 1999 to 2013
1999-30%
2013-23%
What causes 25% of deaths in Scotland
Smoking
In 2009 how many people I’m deprived areas smoked
41%
What can having a bad diet cause
Heart disease
Strokes
Type 2 diabetes
What percentage of type 2 diabetes has related to having a bad diet
90%
What percentage of males in most deprived areas are obese compared to men in least deprived area
30%-24%
What percentage of females in most deprived areas are obese compared to those in least
34%-19%
What has increased 18% since 2007-2013
18%
What was introduced in 2005 to help combat smoking in Scotland
Health and social care act
What showed a Batman’s health had improved after ban in place
A study of them using saliva lung function and air quality tests had improved
What did the health and social care act aim to do
Reduce health inequalities and second hand smoking
Thanks the the reduction in expose of secondhand smoking the ban could save how many lives each year
600
What was abolished in 2011
Prescription charges
What where prescription charges abolished
To improve the amount of people seeking medical attention and not deterred by price
In 2007 and 2008 the number of items being dispensed for what long term conditions has increased
Asthma
Crohn’s disease
Diabetes
Since 2011 what is the increase in number of items being dispensed for asthma
237,000
What percentage of Scotland population have a long term condition
2 million
40%
What policy was introduced to help combat alcoholism
Minimum pricing of alcohol
What was the minimum price of alcohol changed to in 2012
50p
What did the minimum pricing of alcohol change
so people drinking at harmful levels will benefit and this is done by making the affordability of alcohol increase
Living where makes you 6x more likely to die alcohol related death
In most deprived areas of Scotland
Introducing minimum pricing of alcohol ensures fall in hospital admissions by how much
1600 year one and 6500 by year 10
What is the full time gender pay gap
10%
What is the part time gender pay gap
34.5%
What government response introduced to tackle gender pay gap
Equal pay act 1970 and ammedments
In 2010 how many men in low paid work
17%
In 2010 how many women in low paid jobs
28%
Describe the glass ceiling
A phrase used to describe an invisible barrier which women face trying to access to level jobs
Being what reduced female wages by 5%
Each year a mother is abscent from work
What was introduced to tackle glass ceiling
Sex discrimination act 1975 and amendments
What did sex discrimination act do
Made it illegal to discriminate against women in terms of employment and promotion
Provide evidence showing women have made progress in politics
Female MSP’s increased 34.1%-34.9%
When was Nicola sturgeon appointed first minister
Never bet 2014
What has Nicola sturgeon done
Increased her cabinet to a 50-50 split
How many women does the glass ceiling still exist for
5600
How many hours do full time men work
44 hours per week
How many hours do full time women work
40 hours per week
What government response in place to stop difference in hours worked
Equality act 2010
When did equality act come into force
October 1 2010
How many pieces of legislation does equality act bring together
Over 116
Now how many women in work
67.2%
How many women employed in 2014
Over 14 million
What percentage of women found to be employed below their potential
54%
What group in society are likely to face inequality
Pensioners
Why are pensioners likely to face poverty
Reliant on only source income as state pension
What percentage of women don’t have private pension schemes putting them at a disadvantage to makes
70%
How much is minimum pension credit a week
£148.35 per week
What benefits do pensioners get in Scotland
Tv license free
Travel free
What age does a persons body start to die
21
What % of 84+ have long standing illness
84%
What percentage of 25-49 year old has Long standing illnesses
12%
What introduced to stop health inequality in pensioners
National health service set up in 1984
In 1999/2000 how many elderly people died in winter months
45000
In 2009/2010 how many people died in the winter months
22500
What helps elderly in winter
Winter fuel allowance/payment
How much is winter payment
£100-£300 pound tax free each year
In 2015 it’s estimated to save how many lives with winter payment
12000
When do you have to be born to get winter fuel payments
Born before or on 5 July 1953
What is an ideology
An ideology is a system in which how the government should tackle social and economic inequality
What are three ideological views
Collectivist
Individualist
Third way
What does a collectivist believe
It’s the governments job to provide for the poorly and the state should fund the services needed
What does an individualist believe
Believe people should be able to support themselves that we shouldn’t pay tax
How would the government raise funds for these funds
National insurance contributions and taxes
Who is an example of a collectivist
Jeremy Corbin
When was the nhs set up
1948
What does the nhs do
Provides a comprehensive range range of healthcare services to citizens based on ability of need and not to pay
Instead of nhs what do individualsts favour
Privatised healthcare
Who is an example of an individualist
Margaret thatcher who challenged the welfare state
Indavidualists are in favour of
Buying houses and renting from landlords instead of social housing
What did labour do for another ideological view
Labour attempted to blend individual responsibility with collective support
Give an example of a third wing approach
Working tax credits
What is a third wing view
Everyone should work and not rely on government they should change their own life
What is job seekers allowance
This is the main benefit for people who are out of work but actively looking for work
What is universal credit
Aims to replace many benefits including job seekers allowance and child tax credits with one single payment
What is childcare and tax credits
Working Tax credits means tested benefits designed to top up a low wage and make gap between benefits and employment wider
Child tax credit pays single parents to help with childcare and is encouraging to women
What must you do to keep job seekers allowance
Go to job centre every two weeks to show how you’ve been searching for a job
What is the job seekers allowance rate
From may 2017 £72.40 per week for 25+
£57.34 ages 16-24
Why hasn’t job seekers allowance been effective
4.8% of uk population still unemployed
What does universal credit teach
How to budget
How has universal credit been bad
In trial area 90% of people are in debt due to rent
What % in 2014-15 of the uks population is in poverty
21%
How much do you get paid depending on children for child tax credits
1 child- £122.50 per week
2+ child- £210 per week
What’s the life expectancy for people living in most deprived are la and least deprived are for women
Least 84
Most 75
Life expectancy for men in most and least deprived areas
Least 81
Most 70
In Glasgow city centre males expected to die at what age
72
Dorset coast 83
Across Scotland what % of children aged 15 get 60 mins of excercise a day
55%
In 2013 how many people can’t afford adequate housing conditions
18 million
What amount of children live in damp homes
2.5 million
What better between private health care and nhs
Waiting times
