The Distribution of Poverty, Wealth and Income Between Different Social Groups

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Men & Poverty
White working class men impacted by changes in local labor market
Decline in 'masculine' roles leads to crisis in employment for working class men, forcing them to take on low skilled/low paid roles
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Shildrick and Macdonald (2015)
Conducted interviews in Middlesborough
Northern City massively impacted by strikes and closures of mines, factories and outsourcing
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Mitsos and Browne
Crisis of Masculinity - uncertainty in traditional male roles forcing men to excerpt masculinity in other ways
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Women a& Poverty
More likely to experience poverty in comparison to men (single female pensioners 21% likely to be poor, male pensioners 17% - less likely to have savings due to low earnings throughout lives)
More likely to be lone parents (part time/low paid work, unempl
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Phal (1993)
Women are economically disadvantaged within the home as men tend to control & manage a couple's income
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Conducted interviews in Middlesborough
Northern City massively impacted by strikes and closures of mines, factories and outsourcing

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Shildrick and Macdonald (2015)

Card 3

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Crisis of Masculinity - uncertainty in traditional male roles forcing men to excerpt masculinity in other ways

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Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

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More likely to experience poverty in comparison to men (single female pensioners 21% likely to be poor, male pensioners 17% - less likely to have savings due to low earnings throughout lives)
More likely to be lone parents (part time/low paid work, unempl

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Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

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Women are economically disadvantaged within the home as men tend to control & manage a couple's income

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Preview of the back of card 5

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