Sociology paper 2 Inequalities statistics Flashcards
What is Wadsworth arguement on Social Class
Working class people take 2 jobs to supplement income
What is The social Mobility Commission’s statistics on social class inequality in work and employment?
average pay gap of 17% based on class background 5 million British people are paid below minimum wage.
What are the statistics for Wealth distribution and social mobility
1% of Uk adults own 14% of the nations income
What is the ONS Statistics for House Pay
Median household income rose to £39,000 by 7% since 2011
fifth richest households income rose by 0.7%
What is the statistics of the Joseph Rountree foundation on Household poverty?
People who rent are 3-4 times more likely to be in poverty
What is the Oxford mobility study findings?
1:2:4 ratio where 1 working class boy would get into a professional job, then 2 from lower middle class then 4 from middle/upper middle class.
What does Roberts argue about social mobility?
55% of working class men stayed in their class and did not move
What did the Sutton Trust find during the COVID Pandemic on life chances?
more than 1/3 of students in deprived schools lacked electronic access to school compared to 2% with wealthy intakes.
What is the public health statistics on Social class life chances?
If you live in the 10% of deprived areas you have 20 years fewer in good health compared to 10% of richest areas
What is Wilkinsons and Pickett arguement on Social class life chances?
11 health and social problems such as drug abuse, obesity, violence are more likely to occur in unequal societies.
What is the statistics of Joseph Roundtree Foundation on Social class life chances?
poorest 20% of children are 4 times more likely to have a severe mental health condition
What are the sutton trusts statistics on Poverty and social life
Working class children who claim free school meals are less likely to gain 5 GCSE’S than those without using free school meals.
What is Gordon et al arguement on UK poverty?
24% of the Uk population are poor in terms of not affording essentials or income
What is Grant Jarvies arguement on social class social life
Middle class sports are usually cricket, skiing and tennis whilst working class are more into walking, fishing and snooker.
What is the ONS statistics for Gender inequality in employment
Females are less graduated, there are more women that dont work when they have a child and men are the top 10% of earners.
What is the Fawcett society arguement on gender inequality in employment?
self employed women earn 40% less than self employed men
What does the United Nations argue on gender inequalities?
Women are 50% of the worlds population but they only make 1% of the worlds wealth
What is Mac and Ghaills arguement on gender inequality
Crisis in masculinity as the market is starting to become feminised.
What is Li and Devines arguement on Gender social mobility
Women are more likely to be downwardly mobile than upwardly mobile when climbing the social class ladder
What is Savages arguement on gender inequality on social mobility?
Men are 40% more likely to go up the social ladder than women.
How have women in education changed compared to men?
Women are more likely to achieve and succeed at their GCSE’s whilst boys are more likely to have a special educational need and are more likely to be excluded.
What does the international Student Assessment show about Gender life chances.
Boys lag a year behind in reading level in every industrialised country
What are the ONS Statistics for gender life chances
Men are 3 times more likely to develop heart disease ten years sooner and are 3 times more likely to commit suicide
What is prudentials arguement on gender poverty
1/4 women will live below the poverty line when they retire
