Changing Spaces; Making Places 3. How does economic change influence patterns of social inequality in places?
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- Created on: 07-05-22 01:00
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- How does economic change influence patterns of social inequality in places?
- The
distribution of
resources, wealth
and opportunities
are not evenly
spread within and
between places.
- Jembatan Besi, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Social and Economic conditions
- Average income is $4/day, but isn't regular
- Self-employment, families running small businesses
- Sanitation hardly exists, few homes have toilets, and those that are there are poorly built and run for profit
- No clean running watter, and ground water is polluted
- Housing conditions
- One of the most densely populated places in Indonesia
- Homes consist of timber/brick floor, with makeshift extra floors
- Fire is constant risk, with use of kerosene and improvised electrical wires
- Social and Economic conditions
- Northwood, Irvine, Southern California
- Social and Economic conditions
- Median income is $52,250 per year
- High-tech companies such as Blizzard Entertainment Broadcom and aerospace firms
- Excellent healthcare, with little air pollution
- Amonst the best-achieving schools in the USA
- 70% lower crime rate than the national average
- Housing conditions
- Single-family houses on relative large 'lots'
- Most households own their own home, 2/3's have lived in Northwood for > 10 years
- Social and Economic conditions
- Jembatan Besi, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Processes
of economic
change can create
opportunities
for some while
creating and
exacerbating
social inequality
for others.
- Methods used to tackle social and economic inequalities
- Taxation
- Income tax used to redistribute wealth from more to less prosperous - richer pay more tax
- Subsidies
- Governments give subsidies to poorer groups - free school meals, clothing fees etc
- Planning
- Governments, charities and housing agencies give upgrading housing and services priority in poorer areas
- Law
- Legislation exists which outlaws discrimination on racial, ethnic, gender and age criteria, giving equal opportunities
- Education
- Governments often provide funding for training and upgrading skills in order to raise skill levels and qualifications, improve employment prospects and boost economic growth
- Taxation
- Methods used to tackle social and economic inequalities
- Social
inequality impacts
people and places
in different ways.
- Social inequality - Differences based on factors that raise moral issues concerning inequality.
- Housing
- Whether you own your house or rent
- Healthcare
- Association with poverty and ill-health
- Education
- Contrasts in literacy levels
- Employment
- If a household includes someone with regular income
- Housing
- Why they vary within places
- Wealth
- Formal qualifications mean less chance of job - no disposable income
- Health
- Link between ill-health and deprivation, like sub-standard housing, poor diet, unhealthy lifestyle and stress of living in poverty
- Education
- Differing access to educational opportunities - literacy rates being lower, therefore being less skilled
- Housing
- Quality of accommo-dation influences inequality - homeless-ness / bad living conditions
- Wealth
- Social inequality - Differences based on factors that raise moral issues concerning inequality.
- The
distribution of
resources, wealth
and opportunities
are not evenly
spread within and
between places.
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