CSMP 3 Flashcards
SOCIAL INQUALITY
definitions
standard of living and quality of life
standard of living = the ability to access services and goods
quality of life = the extent in which needs or desires are met
its subjective and includes : work, health , family issues , leisure tim e
SOCIAL INQUALITY INDICATORS
5 categories
income
housing
education
healthcare
employment
SOCIAL INQUALITY INDICATORS
income
- absolute poverty stats = % people below £1.25 a day
- census = % recieving free school meals
- Gini coeficcient
SOCIAL INQUALITY INDICATIORS
housing
- tenure = % of houses owned, rented, council
- HOWEVER = LIDCS have slums and they are illigal so tenure stats are unhelpful
SOCIAL INQUALITY INDICATIORS
education
qualification rates = gaps between literacy
HOWEVER = doesnt account for informal education eg: cooking anf farming
SOCIAL INQUALITY INDICATIORS
healthcare
- number of doctors
- death rates / life expectancy
- post code lottery in UK = dependign on your area you will have free access to different treatments
SOCIAL INQUALITY INDICATIORS
employment
- unemployment rate = not all countries have the same definition
- doesnt cover informal jobs
- doesnt take into account wages as normally rural areas earn less then urban
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
spatial patterns ( wealth )
(4)
-elderly people = poorer due to relying on a pension and not working
- women = less likely to be hired due to risk of pregnancy, many woemn are housewives, women are discriminated agains in high class jobs
- LIDCS - poorer schooling = trapped in poverty cycle
- rural areas = poorer due to lower payed jobs not in cities = may affect quality of life and standard of living
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
spatial patterns ( housing )
(2)
- quality of housing = costly to buy privately, many people on low wages , need council houses, poor quality eg: small and damp = cycle of deprivation
- LIDCS = slums, illigal housing, poor standard of living with little access to services, no perminant adress= cant get a bank account
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
spatial patterns ( health )
(3)
- LIDC’s = poor health due to poor standard of living = sewange and dirty water
- Elderly = mobility issues, may live in peacful rural areas with poor transport and cannot access hospitals easily
-NHS postcode lotters = dependent on where you live are the treatments you get funded due to the facilities in the area
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
spatial patterns ( education )
(4)
- rural = less choice due to fewer schools
- urban = many different schools often with higher OFSTED rankings
- AC’s = state funded schools, many private and grammar schools = smaller class sizes, better learning
- LIDC’ not all school sare state funded and some areas dont have school at all, relying on informal education eg: cooking and farming
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
spatial patterns ( access to services )
(4)
- Urban = high quantity of services due to large populations to cover
- Rural = less access = further to travel with poorer access links
- AC’s = many services due to alot of training facilities and higher education eg: unis
- LIDC’s = poorer education = poorer qulaifications, less people to fill the service gap222
CONTRASTING PLACES
JEMBATAN BESI
social economic characteristics
- indonesia = edc
- economic growth over 15 years lead to widening of social inequality = wealthiest 10% comtrolling 30% of funds
- 1/4 living in slums
CONTRASTING PLACES
JEMBATAN BESI
characteristics
- slum settlement with 31000 people
- developed organically due to population growth
- Hyperurbanisation, rual substinance farmers moving to urban city for better pay
- contains migrants and people who have lived for generations
CONTRASTING PLACES
JEMBATAN BESI
location
- slum in Jakarta
- 4km from city centre
- densely populated
- hemmed in both sides via built up areas and ciliwung river
CONTRASTING PLACES
JEMBATAN BESI vs NORTHWOOD
housing
JEMBATAN BESI (SLUMS)
- well built ground floor using tinber and bricks
- due to space demand they have had to be built higher
- average 5 per house
NORTHWOOD
- spacious family homes $1 mill
- 91% owner occupied
- average 2.8 per house
CONTRASTING PLACES
JEMBATAN BESI vs
employment
JEMBATAN BESI (SLUM)
- insecure employment, often self empolyed selling items found in waste tips
- thriving garment industry (TNC global shift) but very unsanitary and dangerous
- women only recieving 25% of wages in garment factories eventhough they are the majority workers
- average $4 a day
NORTHWOOD
- wage average $110,000
- wide employment oppotunities eg: blizzard entertainment and toshiba
CONTRASTING PLACES
JEMBATAN BESI vs
education
JEMBATAN BESI (SLUM)
-schools poorly equipped, families often dont put in formal education as they need them to work for money
NORTHWOOD
- 5 high schools , ranked highly for achievemnt
- 70% of people have a degree
CONTRASTING PLACES
JEMBATAN BESI vs
health
JEMBATAN BESI (SLUM)
- air pollution very high due to kerosine cooking
- humid area = malaria
- make use of many materials they have, electrical wiring often overloaded = fires
- nutrition based on rice = poor protein
- shared toilets with running sewage
- groundwater supplies contaminated due to built on a old waste tip = collerah
- life expectancy 70
NORTHWOOD
- air pollution very low compared to LA centre which is very polluted from congestion
- variety of hospitals ( priv and national )
- life expectancy of 82
CONTRASTING PLACES
NORTHWOOD
location
- western coast of USA
- surrounded by oceans and mountains
- within an edge city ( self contained )
- built to attract rich people seeking a good quality of life
CONTRASTING PLACES
NORTHWOOD
characteristics
- edge city ( irvine )
- large housing, tech parks
- family area 1/3 school aged children
CONTRASTING PLACES
NORTHWOOD
socio economic
- 6th worst area for social inequality
- richest are 12 x more rich due to new tech companies
- african american and latino = poor = obama care set up to help afford healthcare
CONTRASTING PLACES
poverty cycle = place specific
growing up
education
work
growing up = $4 a day, poor household
education
- need to work for money
- overcrouded
- 5 people per house = cant study
- lack of personal mobility
- poor attendance due to illness ( collerah )
- poor education facilities
jobs
- no qualifications
- garment factory, scavenging, street food
- informal jobs = no tax = no mult effect
CONTRASTING PLACES
wealth cycle = place specific
growing up
education
work
growing up
- 91% owner occupied
- good quality of life
- large spacious $1 mill houses
education
- 5 high school = good achievemts
- lack of illnes, many hospitals, low pollution
- easy to study = only 2.8 per house
-unis ( 70% with degree )
jobs
- wealth of oppotunity
- toshiba, blizzard entratainment, jobs at univercity
- high payed