Poverty and Contemporary Society (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Social exclusion meaning
Social exclusion meaning
Reduced participation across multiple areas of society
Social exclusion widely used in Britain from
Social exclusion widely used in Britain from
1990s onwards
Poverty vs social exclusion: key difference
Poverty vs social exclusion: key difference
Poverty=income/measurement; Social exclusion=participation
Social exclusion: static or dynamic?
Social exclusion: static or dynamic?
Dynamic process
New Policy Institute (NPI) produces
New Policy Institute (NPI) produces
Annual reports on poverty-linked areas of need
Financial exclusion
Financial exclusion
Excluded from banking, use expensive alternative lenders
Byrne's Marxist concept for social exclusion
Byrne's Marxist concept for social exclusion
Reserve army of labour
Pensioner poverty change since early 1990s
Pensioner poverty change since early 1990s
Decreased by half
In-work poverty trend
In-work poverty trend
Steadily increasing for at least a decade
Private renter poverty change last decade
Private renter poverty change last decade
Doubled
Largest UK poverty group (IPPR 2013)
Largest UK poverty group (IPPR 2013)
Traditional families (1 earner, 1 carer for young children)
Working families below poverty line
Working families below poverty line
One-third
Govt intervention on social exclusion: effect
Govt intervention on social exclusion: effect
Positive change where action taken; negative trends otherwise
5 poverty/social exclusion differences identified by
5 poverty/social exclusion differences identified by
Stephen Sinclair (2003)
People lacking paid work they want (2012)
People lacking paid work they want (2012)
6.4 million