Poverty

Question 1

Joseph Rowntree Foundation (2007)

Answer 1

found that living in a deprived area reduced employment prospects and this effect was larger for ethnic minorities

Question 2

General Household Survey (2000)

Answer 2

found that the White elderly had the lowest levels of income poverty followed by Irish then black then Indian with Pakistani and Bangladeshi suffering the most

Question 3

Runnymede report (2010)

Answer 3

found that ethnic minority groups are up to 3 times more likely than white people to experience poverty after retirement facing language barriers and difficulty accessing the pension system

Question 4

Flaherty et. al (2004)

Answer 4

argues that reasons for poverty in EM is due to a decline in manufacturing jobs leaving them unemployed, EM being concentrated in low skill and low paid jobs and due to them living in deprived areas where there’s a lack of job opportunities

Question 5

Alcock (1997)

Answer 5

argues that experiencing material deprivation can lead to social exclusion and that house, health and education deprivation adds to financial inequality. Also, poverty can be further aided by racial harassment making EM feel more isolated