•Urban 2 Flashcards
What is the definition of economic inequality?
The difference between the living standards, incomes e.c.t across the whole economic distribution
What is the definition of social segregation?
When groups of people live apart from large populations due to factors such as wealth, ethnicity, religion or age
What is the definition of cultural diversity?
The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society
Where would a university student most likely live?
In a flat or terraced house
In the inner city
Private rented
Where would a migrant from India (ethnic minority) most likely live?
In a flat or terraced house
In the inner city
Private rented
Where would a high income family of five with two cars most likely live?
In a detached house
In the outer suburbs
Owner occupied
Where would a low income family of four with no car most likely live?
In a terraced house
In the inner city or inner suburbs
In council housing or private rented
Where would a retired pensioner, becoming infirm, on low income most likely live?
In a flat
In the inner city
In council housing or private rented
Where would a young married couple, medium income, one car, just left university most likely live?
In semi-detached
In inner suburbs
Private rented/ owner occupied
Where would a single parent on a low income most likely live?
In a flat or terraced house
Live anywhere
In a council house or private rented
Where would an active pensioner couple, just retired, with good pensions most likely live?
In semi- detached house
In the suburbs
Owner occupied
What does housing stock mean?
When you get certain areas of distinctive housing types e.g. larger new detached housing in the suburb compared to old terraced housing in the centre.
What is filtering?
Separation of housing stock
What are the types of tenure and where are they commonly found?
Private rented- centre
Owner occupied- suburbs
Council- anywhere
What is created by social exclusion due to income?
Ghetto
