ethnic differences in achievement - material deprivation

Question 1

How does material deprivation impact ethnic minorities?

Answer 1

Palmer

Ethnic minorities are almost twice as likely to be unemployed compared with whites

Ethnic minority households are around three times more likely to be homeless

Question 2

Why are ethnic minorites at a greater risk of material deprivation?

Answer 2

Many live in economically depressed areas with high unemployment and low wage rates

A lack of language skills, and foreign qualifications not recognised by UK employers (but this affects a minority, typically refugees)

Question 3

How does racism impact ethnic minorities in wider society?

Answer 3

Rex

shows how racial discrimination leads to social exclusion and that this worsens poverty for ethnic minorities e.g. in housing, ethnic minorities are more likely to be forced into substandard housing than white people of the same class

Question 4

Evidence to show ethnic minorities are more likely to live in substandard housing

Answer 4

Inside Housing — A 2020 survey found that 42% of African-Caribbean respondents experienced damp and condensation, and more than 30% of South Asian respondents said their homes were cold