USA: Socio-economic Inequality Flashcards
What is the poverty rate for:
• White
• Asian
• Hispanic
• Black
• Native American
ethnicities in the US?
APPROX
10%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Which ethnicity tends to fare worse socio-economically?
Black
What issues are faced by young black people?
Most likely to be in a single parent family
Less likely to complete high school and go to college
More likely to be in low-paid jobs or unemployed
More likely to be involved in crime, drugs, and end up in prison.
Systemic/institutional racism
Why do many Hispanic people in the USA have high levels of poverty?
Many are immigrants who arrive in the USA with nothing.
What type of jobs do Hispanic people tend to find in America?
Entrepreneurial and/or low-paid
Who tends to have greater social mobility between black and hispanic Americans?
Hispanic americans are more likely to move up social classes than black Americans.
Why are Asians in the US the most successful group?
They are the best educated and consequently have the highest earning jobs. They are also less likely to be involved in crime.
What is the myth around the success of Asian Americans?
The Asian group is enormous - this encompasses many different minorities.
The socio-economic status of, for example, Indian people is not the same as that of Hmong or Vietnamese people.
