Work, Poverty and Welfare - Key Terms

Key terms for the whole of the Wealth, poverty and welfare section.

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R E M Y Y X M C Y O H G Y Q G V X F F Q C
D T Q T T E N T T W R F M G O Q K G I F I
W A W R R J O I R Y E A O O U Y S N D I X
J R A E E P N U E E L D N D I T S Q V T O
N T L P V Q M F P I A E O G U R H A J H N
H N E O O H A K O W T P T G F E W A O T B
B E R R P R R P R I I E U T B V L E D G Y
U M A P F K K J P X V N A E L O O Y H L W
S Y C N O I E T E B E D E R M P Y O E G N
Y O E O E Q T T V S D E L B E E T G F W V
R L S I R R A E I R E N B X M V X H R T K
F P R T U F B B T R P C I V A I E B B Y X
Q M E P T Q L A C L R Y S I H T Q A K Y E
F E V M L L E T U M I C N M J C P B U X O
O N N U U V W N D L V U O B R E F M F W B
Y U I S C S E H O F A L P G T J Q L T A C
N E E N E Q A S R F T T S E Q B V P X L U
B H H O H L L J P T I U E K F U G D D W O
M T T C T O T J Y Q O R R N C S L M K U U
W T I L C S H D J W N E K G D E A M V J X
W G D F X T U X E E R A G C G M N F G G Q

Clues

  • A set of values and beliefs, and a way of life, centered on dependence of others, particularly benefits from the welfare state (1, 10, 7)
  • Means workers are given a limited degree of control over their work, and the opportunity to use their own initiative and to organise their own work routines. (11, 8)
  • Property for use by the owner which doesn't produce any income, such as owning your own car. (11, 8)
  • Property that provides an unearned income for its owner, such as factories, land and stocks and shares. (10, 8)
  • Refers to people's own feelings and judgments about whether or not they are poor in relation to the other members of society. (10, 7)
  • Set of beliefs and values thought to exist among the poor which prevents them from escaping poverty (3, 7, 2, 7)
  • Suggests that those in the greatest need of help from the welfare state get the fewest resources allocated to them, while those who need it least, get the most resources. (3, 7, 4, 3)
  • That which cannot be sold or cashed in, like occupational and state pension rights. (3, 10, 6)
  • The percentage of the economically active population who are unemployed. (3, 12, 4)
  • The sense of lacking things compared to the group with which people identify and compare themselves. (8, 11)

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