Social class inequality - Feminist explanations Flashcards
(18 cards)
Why does Abbott (1990) criticise Goldthorpeās 1980 study on social mobility?
It ignores women
What does Abbott claim?
that we need to study women and social mobility because their experience is different to that of men (women have less chance of absolute social mobility compared to men)
Who looked at the Surrey Occupational class scheme?
Arber, Dale and Gilbert (1986)
Why was the Surrey occupational class scheme devised?
as an alternative to other measures of social class which were seen as patriarchal and biased
How are women classified in the surrey occupational class scheme?
On the basis of their own occupations and not their husbands
Who looked at the Black Feminist perspective?
Mirza (1992)
What does Mirza state about black women?
Black women are marginalised and oppression
What type of study did Mirza (1992) do?
A longitudinal survey and school based ethnography
What sample did Mirza use?
62 working class women aged 15-19 and Black and White male and female peers. Two working class schools in london followed up to the workplace
What were the findings from Mirzaās study?
Black females were the highest achieving group and had educational urgency, wanting to succeed and progress which would help their life chances
What were the findings of Mirzaās study in relation to teachers?
They didnāt accept poor attitudes experienced from teachers and challenged their teachers low academic expectations of them
Who looked at the feminisation of poverty?
Zabkiewicz
What did Zabkiewicz find about single mothers households?
They contribute to the feminisation of poverty and are at the highest risk of poverty for women due to the lack of income and resources
What did Zabkiewicz find about single mothers in society?
They are the poorest women in society and their children tend to be disadvantaged in comparison to their peers
What did Zabkiewicz find about women and opportunities?
Those who have the opportunity to work usually donāt get better jobs with a furthered education and are left with jobs that donāt offer financial sustainability or benefits and do not have access to the opportunities to attain a decent standard of living and basic needs
What did Zabkiewicz find about single mothers and mental health?
They were surveyed and rates of depression were measured over time, he researched if jobs were mentally beneficial to poverty strike n mothers and when they had a stable long term job rates of depression were longer
What did Mitchell suggest in relation to Zabkiewiczās findings of single mothers and mental health?
Suggests implementing child care services to promote employment. Women with children work in either low paying or part time jobs that are insufficient to raise a family
What statistics support Mitchellās suggestions?
Single parenting in the UK has increased. In 2021, there were 3 million single-parent families. According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundationās 2023 annual report, 40% of children in lone-parent families are living in poverty.
