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Social Inequality: A-level Lesson (England)

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Social Inequality: A-level Lesson (England)

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What is Social Inequality: Examples (US Video)

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What is Social Inequality: Examples (US Video)

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BBC Bitesize: Inequality and Discrimination

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BBC Bitesize: Inequality and Discrimination

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What is inequality and social justice? - BBC Bitesize Key Stage 3 Learning for Life and Work

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How economic inequality harms societies | Richard Wilkinson

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Inequalities are at the forefront of many contemporary public and policy debates. We want to understand the causes of inequalities, the effect they have on people's chances in life, and to identify viable policy options for a more inclusive society, in the context of turbulent and uncertain economic growth, earnings and productivity in the post-pandemic world.

We are concerned with securing social inclusion and addressing inequalities, discrimination and vulnerabilities, in a diverse and fragmented society. We define diversity broadly to include income, health, wealth, education, geography, age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation.

We recognise that different types of inequality often intersect and have implications for economic, social, physical and emotional well-being.

Our inequality research explores the ways in which people's characteristics and circumstances affect their vulnerability to adverse outcomes, and how those risks can be mitigated. This includes understanding what policy and practice interventions would best address inequalities.

Our impact in inequality

The IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities aims to understand inequality of income, health, wealth, political participation, and opportunity, looking across gender, ethnicity, geography, age, education and other dimensions. Outputs from the review have helped to drive the national and political debate on these topics, featuring heavily in Parliamentary debates and national media.

Researchers from the LSE examined developments in ten major areas of social policy including social security, early childhood, education, health, social care, physical safety and homelessness between 2015 to 2020. Findings have been presented to senior politicians and used for written and oral contributions to Parliamentary select committees.

The Food Foundation Broken Plate report highlights high levels of inequality that are damaging to health. The Food Foundation also provided evidence that underpinned the successful campaign by the Child Food Poverty Task Force, formed by Marcus Rashford MBE, for the expansion of free school meals across school holidays.

We aim to improve people's lives by funding research that informs social policy, primarily in Education, Welfare and Justice. We also fund student programmes that give young people skills and confidence in science and research.

We are an open, collaborative and engaged funder that offers more than money. Through connecting the individual projects we fund, we strengthen their collective impact and give voice to an overarching narrative.

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Inequality | Research | Nuffield Foundation

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We are concerned with securing social inclusion and addressing inequalities, discrimination and vulnerabilities, in a diverse and fragmented society. We define diversity broadly to include income, health, wealth, education, geography, age, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation. We recognise that different types of inequality often intersect and have implications for economic, social, physical and emotional well-being.

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University of York: Research into Social Inequality

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University of York: Research into Social Inequality

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The issue

Health inequalities are significant and persistent; the health and happiness of populations in rich, developed nations are no longer linked to economic growth. But how do the social and economic structures of society shape wellbeing? Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences, and Richard Wilkinson, a Visiting Professor at the University of York, investigated this question.

The research

Professor Pickett and Professor Wilkinson's research, synthesised in The Spirit Level (Penguin, 2009) and The Inner Level (Penguin, 2018), shows that income inequality - the gap between rich and poor - strongly influences people's health and wellbeing as well as human capital formation and social cohesion.

Their research found that inequality causes a wide range of health and social problems, from reduced life expectancy and higher infant mortality to poor educational attainment, lower social mobility and increased levels of violence and mental illness.

Differences between more and less equal societies are large, and everyone is affected by them. Inequality affects our intimate, personal lives; it psychologically divides us from the status, support and solidarity that keep us well.

Professor Pickett and Professor Wilkinson argue that inequality is a major roadblock to creating sustainable economies that serve to optimise the health and wellbeing of both people and the planet. Because consumerism is about self-enhancement and status competition, it is intensified by inequality. Inequality leads to a societal breakdown in trust, solidarity and social cohesion, it reduces people's willingness to act for the common good.

The outcome

Professor Pickett and Professsor Wilkinson's work has shifted public debate across the world - at local, national and international level - and shaped political thinking, legislation and policy making. Examples include:

many local Fairness Commissions

the UK 2010 Equality Act

the UN-sponsored New Development Paradigm

the scientific review of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The researchers co-founded The Equality Trust, an educational and campaigning charity, to raise awareness of the impact of inequality and generate activism to promote greater equality in the UK and worldwide.

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Exposing the impact of social inequality

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Why are rich, developed countries still affected by a range of health and social problems?

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The most up to date research on the costs of economic inequality.