Inequality

What do we mean by the "gender gap in America?"

• On the average women make more than men for the same work.

• On the average men make less than women for the same work.

• On the average women make the same as men for the same work.

• On the average women make less than men for the same work.

Income Inequality...

• benefits low wage earners

• favors the richest 1%

• does not exist in America

• is unfair to the richest 1%

53% of American workers earn less than $30,000 a year.

• POLITICAL FACTOR

• ECONOMIC FACTOR

• GEOGRAPHIC FACTOR

• SOCIAL FACTOR

Inequality means not everyone gets treated the same or has the same access to opportunities.

• True

• False

Around 1 in how many children live in poverty in Scotland?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 10

After housing costs, around what % of the population in the UK live below the poverty line?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Which of the following are consequences of inequality

• Poverty

• Enterprise

• Poor health

• Economic growth

Which sociological perspective matched the following statement: "Social classes only benefits some people, not all of society. There are problems in society in which the people struggle based on how a rich society can have so many poor members."

• conflict theory

• functionalism

• symbolic interactionism

What is the Gini coefficient used to measure?

• A) Economic growth

• B) Income inequality

• C) Population density

• D) Employment rates

Which of the following is a common cause of social inequality?

• A) Equal access to education

• B) Discrimination

• C) Universal healthcare

• D) Equal employment opportunities