https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth A block en-us 2020-03-11 23:23:23 UTC 2023-10-04 10:48:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4b0.png zoeterry https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458787592 Research the studies identified in each column, make sure that you explain how it shows inequality / advantage / disadvantage.
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All points need to provide evidence for ethnic inequality, there should be NO evaluation points]]> 2020-03-11 23:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458787592 zoeterry https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458787593 A report by the Sutton Trust found that high-achieving students from independent (private schools) were twice as likely to apply to either Oxford or Cambridge University than high-achieving students from state school. This shows evidence of social class inequality because even though working class students may have the same predicted grades they are less likely to have the opportunity to attend prestigious universities which could impact on their future life chances in employment.]]> 2020-03-11 23:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458787593 zoeterry https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458789226 OCR textbook p.232

Rowlingson & Mullineux found that wealth inequalities happen in various ways. For example, wealth affects the mental and physical well being of the working class with also school and job opportunities causing great effect too. Relating to this, it was found that people with a low-income family were more prone to debt or be able to have/keep savings. This shows social class inequalities as it is shown that those of income that is low have more trouble mentally and physically as opposed to someone who is fortunate and doesn't really have to worry about their financial situation. 

For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of working-class individuals had been left redundant simply because their company simply cannot afford to keep as many employees as they did prior. A working-class individual would then have to worry about income and how to survive. However, someone who is higher up on the class system may be more comfortable, have more money to survive in a pandemic until job availability happens. There is a big difference in wealth and social inequality as different classes have completely different struggles or none at all during a pandemic. ]]> 2020-03-11 23:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458789226 zoeterry https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458789607 OCR textbook p.233

Atkinson's research revealed that a large proportion of income is inherited wealth from as far as the 19th century. Before WW1 wealth represented 20% of the national income and this soon fell to 10% after WW2 and finally falling to a 5% figure in the 1970s. It was also found that people with talent and those who save their money or invest are more rewarded and therefore build up their wealth. For example, Lord Alan Sugar built up his wealthiness when previously being from a working class background. This suggests that the inequalities of wealth do not result from differences in talent, as some just simply inherit wealth that their parents previously had. 

However, the idea of saving may sound simple but is in fact more difficult for the working class as their income is a lot less and they may not actually have the time to save the money up overtime. They may be in a tough situation that requires the money at that moment, leading to taking out loans and borrowing money. This further prevents them from saving as they need to pay back the money and cant slowly build up their wealth. This is even more difficult during times such as covid, which prevents people from working and saving money as they need to use it for more important items. ]]> 2020-03-11 23:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458789607 zoeterry https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458789755 OCR textbook p.234

It is seen on the pie chart how wealth is distributed. For example, the rich get 44% of the UK's wealth as opposed to the poorest get 0% of the UK's wealth. The UK's wealth is completely dominated by the rich and the poor only gets a small percentage of that wealth as to the rich having almost half. This shows a drastic difference and therefore showing dramatic social inequality. The rich are easily dominating the data because of their high incomes as to the poorer, who have very little income so only a small percentage is reached.

Wealth distribution becomes very poor and detrimental in some cases. For example, food banks cannot always be available to the working class and there is sometimes a waiting list to access one. Someone in the bigger percentage may never have to worry about food because they have so much of the UK's wealth or are in the majority. ]]> 2020-03-11 23:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458789755 zoeterry https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458791315 Haralambos p.236-237

London Weekend Television financed a study, which took account of many of the methodological criticisms of Townsend made by sociologists such as Piachud. Mack and Lansley followed Townsend in defining poverty and in attempting measuring the extent of deprivation. They tried to distinguish between styles of living which people could not afford, and those which they chose not to follow. Mack and Lansley went on to measure poverty by which only those who lacked three or more items were considered poor. They had questioned a sample of 1,174 and found that 7.5 million people are considered to be in poverty (5 million adults and 2.5 million children). They had then done a follow up study 7 years (1990) later and found the number increasing from 7.5 million to 11 million. This shows that poverty remains to be a significant problem within Britain and that this is mostly due to social inequalities as those within poverty are deprived of necessary items. 

Those within less economically stable families are unable to obtain certain items that are needed to improve their lives. For example, education is a very important thing in order to obtain a good job however, the working class are unable yo have the same items of those from more financially abled families such as private tutors, work books and tools (like calculators). This leads to further disadvantages such as being able to obtain a high paying job or to buy the necessary items and gear that are need to do the job.]]> 2020-03-11 23:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458791315 zoeterry https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458792412 Haralambos p.45

An increase of other wealth came from the increase of home ownership over the years. However, recently housing value has fallen by 3.7% from 2006/8 and 2008/10. Wealth is seen as less equally distributed when non-marketable wealth is included in the balance such as pensions. As someone from a higher class/with higher income is more likely to have a substantial pension and own a home whereas someone who is now will likely have neither.

For example in recent years young adults are less and less likely to own a home in their own name, this can be linked to inflation rates as well as financial income and stereotyping.]]> 2020-03-11 23:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/zoeterry/a2021socialclass_wealth/wish/458792412