Sociology paper 2 Inequalities statistics

Question 1

What is Wadsworth arguement on Social Class

Answer 1

Working class people take 2 jobs to supplement income

Question 2

What is The social Mobility Commission’s statistics on social class inequality in work and employment?

Answer 2

average pay gap of 17% based on class background
5 million British people are paid below minimum wage.

Question 3

What are the statistics for Wealth distribution and social mobility

Answer 3

1% of Uk adults own 14% of the nations income

Question 4

What is the ONS Statistics for House Pay

Answer 4

Median household income rose to £39,000 by 7% since 2011

fifth richest households income rose by 0.7%

Question 5

What is the statistics of the Joseph Rountree foundation on Household poverty?

Answer 5

People who rent are 3-4 times more likely to be in poverty

Question 6

What is the Oxford mobility study findings?

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

What does Roberts argue about social mobility?

Answer 7

55% of working class men stayed in their class and did not move

Question 8

What did the Sutton Trust find during the COVID Pandemic on life chances?

Answer 8

more than 1/3 of students in deprived schools lacked electronic access to school compared to 2% with wealthy intakes.

Question 9

What is the public health statistics on Social class life chances?

Answer 9

If you live in the 10% of deprived areas you have 20 years fewer in good health compared to 10% of richest areas

Question 10

What is Wilkinsons and Pickett arguement on Social class life chances?

Answer 10

11 health and social problems such as drug abuse, obesity, violence are more likely to occur in unequal societies.

Question 11

What is the statistics of Joseph Roundtree Foundation on Social class life chances?

Answer 11

poorest 20% of children are 4 times more likely to have a severe mental health condition

Question 12

What are the sutton trusts statistics on Poverty and social life

Answer 12

Working class children who claim free school meals are less likely to gain 5 GCSE’S than those without using free school meals.

Question 13

What is Gordon et al arguement on UK poverty?

Answer 13

24% of the Uk population are poor in terms of not affording essentials or income

Question 14

What is Grant Jarvies arguement on social class social life

Answer 14

Middle class sports are usually cricket, skiing and tennis whilst working class are more into walking, fishing and snooker.

Question 15

What is the ONS statistics for Gender inequality in employment

Answer 15

Females are less graduated, there are more women that dont work when they have a child and men are the top 10% of earners.

Question 16

What is the Fawcett society arguement on gender inequality in employment?

Answer 16

self employed women earn 40% less than self employed men

Question 17

What does the United Nations argue on gender inequalities?

Answer 17

Women are 50% of the worlds population but they only make 1% of the worlds wealth

Question 18

What is Mac and Ghaills arguement on gender inequality

Answer 18

Crisis in masculinity as the market is starting to become feminised.

Question 19

What is Li and Devines arguement on Gender social mobility

Answer 19

Women are more likely to be downwardly mobile than upwardly mobile when climbing the social class ladder

Question 20

What is Savages arguement on gender inequality on social mobility?

Answer 20

Men are 40% more likely to go up the social ladder than women.

Question 21

How have women in education changed compared to men?

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

What does the international Student Assessment show about Gender life chances.

Answer 22

Boys lag a year behind in reading level in every industrialised country

Question 23

What are the ONS Statistics for gender life chances

Answer 23

Men are 3 times more likely to develop heart disease ten years sooner and are 3 times more likely to commit suicide

Question 24

What is prudentials arguement on gender poverty

Answer 24

1/4 women will live below the poverty line when they retire