USA Inequalities Flashcards
(24 cards)
What did the gov bring in to deal w the inequalities in education? What does it do?
-the SOAR act (Scholarships for Opportunity And Results)
-provides scholarships to kids from underprivileged backgrounds to attend private school or higher edu
(Usually EMs)
What percent of Yale and Harvard students were AA?
Yale 7%
Harvard 10.8%
Evaluation of government response to education?
Pros
- resulted in the doubling or tripling of No. of EM applications
- unis more representative
Cons
- some say outdated policy
- causes racial pref and discrim of professors
What is the inequality in housing?
EMs have a much lower percentage of owning their house.
What percent of whites / AAs own their house?
Whites 74.9%
AAs 47.5%
What was the gov response to inequalities in housing?
- The Housing And Economic Recovery Act
- made $300b available to help,people buy their house
Evaluation of gov response to housing
Made very little difference
What is the inequalities in immigration?
EMs don’t have the same opportunities as whites
What percent of immigrant use some form of welfare?
33%
What was the gov response to inequalities in immigration?
-They tightened control along Mexican border
Evaluation of gov response to immigration inequalities?
- Creates racial tension and racial profiling in minority areas
- Police can now check the backgrounds of people coming into US
What is the inequalities in Crime?
EMs are more likely to be involved with, be victims of, or be prosecuted of crime
Blacks make up –% of general population but –% or prison population.
13%
44%
What was the gov response to crime inequalities?
Gang prevention, suspension and intervention act 2009
Evaluation of gov response on crime?
- overall reduced no. of gangs/ gang members
- they hope it’ll reduce no. of EMs in prison
What is the inequality in income?
AAs have the lowest income and highest unemployment
Black income?
Whit income?
B $33,000
W $57,000
What was the gov response to income inequalities?
- Just after the recession TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) was introduced.
- Recovery Act 2000
Evaluation of gov response to income inequalities?
- lots claimed it
- since recession, no. of people claiming it has dropped
-RA 2009: very effective, created 1.6m jobs
What is the inequality in health?
EMs have poorer health care
What is the infant mortality rate of EMs compared to whites?
EM- 13.9 of 1000
W- 5.8 of 1000
What percent of Hispanics are uninsured (medically) compared to whites?
H- 34%
W- 10%
What was the gov response to health inequalities?
- introduced Medicaid, gov funded health insurgence policy for poorer families
- The patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
Evaluation of gov response to health?
O- extends health insurgence to some of the 15% of the population that don’t have it.
Employers (with more than 50 employees) have to help w costs though, costing businesses money
