RESEARCHING AND ANALYSING SOCIAL INEQUALITIES
IS BRITAIN UNFAIR AND UNEQUAL?
Understand the History of Poverty
The poor may always have been with us, but attitudes towards them have changed. Beginning in the Neolithic Age, Ben Lewis's film takes us through the changing world of poverty. You go to sleep, you dream, you become poor through the ages. And when you awake, what can you say about poverty now? There are still very poor people, to be sure, but the new poverty has more to do with inequality...
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Homework 14
Evaluate the view that poverty is relative. (20 marks)
The Effect of Social Class upon Inequality and Disadvantage
The Facts about Life Chances in Britain:
Social Class and Inequality
Life Expectancy Gap Widens
Poorest pupils '55 times less likely to go to Oxbridge'
Life Expectancy Gap Widens
Poorest pupils '55 times less likely to go to Oxbridge'
Income gap between people from rich and poor backgrounds has almost doubled, IFS figures reveal
Meritocracy: the great delusion that ingrains inequality
Income Inequality in the UK
Wealth Inequality in the UK
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Iconic Speech from Pete Postlethwaite at the end of 'Brassed Off'. Reflects anger at the government policy to close the coal mines in the 1980's and 90's.
Homework 15
Q. Evaluate the evidence that the working class has changed significantly in the last 50 years. (20 marks).
Homework 16
Outline two ways in which the low paid are disadvantaged. (10 marks)
The Effect of Gender upon Inequality and Disadvantage
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What is it really like to be a woman?
UK's university gender gap is a national scandal, says thinktank
Poor white boys get 'a worse start in life' says equality report
Women on the Screen
Why Our Feminism Must Be Intersectional (And 3 Ways to Practice It)
Homework 17
Outline two ways in which males are disadvantaged. [10]
Outline two ways in which females are disadvantaged. [10]
Homework 18
Evaluate the Functionalist view that the roles of men and women should be different. [20]
Outline two ways in which males are disadvantaged. [10]
Outline two ways in which females are disadvantaged. [10]
Homework 18
Evaluate the Functionalist view that the roles of men and women should be different. [20]
The Effect of Ethnicity upon Inequality and Disadvantage
British Muslim women face 'double bind' of gender and religious discrimination, report warns
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Homework 19
Q. Evaluate the evidence that ethnic disadvantage is a feature of life in the contemporary UK. (20 marks).
Homework 20
Q. Evaluate Weberian explanations of ethnic inequality in the contemporary UK. (40 marks).
The Effect of Age upon Inequality and Disadvantage
Age Discrimination in Health & Social Care Services
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