Social Inequality true/false

Power – Who has it and who doesn’t

Rich Male Poor FemaleBlack AlienWhite

Who is unequal?Social Class

GenderEthnicity

AgeDisabilityLocation

How are they unequal?IncomeHousing

EducationHealthPolitics

WorkplaceHomeMedia

True or False ?73% of the long-term unemployed rent their home from the council.

TRUE

True or False?The long-term unemployed spend on average £ 8 more on fuel and power than professional people.

TRUE

True or False?50,000 RACIST INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED IN UK SCHOOLS IN 2007

FALSEIt was 100,000

True or FalseAfter a decade male graduates are earning significantly more than female graduates

TRUE

True or False?The difference in educational achievement between rich and poor has shrunk under the labour government

TRUEBut it is still a very significant divide

True or False?People in managerial and professional occupations report higher levels of ill-health than people in manual/routine jobs.

FALSEManual/routine jobs have most self-reported health problems

True or False?There were almost as many females as males appointed to FTSE 100 company directorships in 2007.

FALSEThere were 30 females and 152 males

True or False?On average females spend more of their weekly time on domestic chores than men

And men have more leisure and rest time.

TRUE in 1997!But men spend more time than women in paid work

True or False?British Muslims are the most successfully employed ethnic minority group.

FALSEThey are the most likely to be employed in low-skill/low-paid jobs.

True or False?People over 80 are more likely to be living in poverty than any other age group.

True

Gini Index

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