National 4 & 5 Modern Studies: Social Issues in the UK, Second Edition by Frank Cooney Gary Hughes & David Sheerin

National 4 & 5 Modern Studies: Social Issues in the UK, Second Edition by Frank Cooney Gary Hughes & David Sheerin

Author:Frank Cooney, Gary Hughes & David Sheerin [Cooney, Frank; Hughes, Gary; Sheerin, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder Gibson
Published: 2018-07-14T21:00:00+00:00


Show your understanding

1 Why has social inequality widened since 2008?

2 Refer to the two Oxfam reports, ‘Building a More Equal Scotland’ and ‘Reward Work, not Wealth’ on pages 47–8 and answer the following:

(a) What evidence supports the view that there is a massive wealth gap in Scotland and the UK?

(b) How many Scots are living in relative poverty and which groups are most affected?

(c) In what way is social inequality a world problem?

3 Describe the terms ‘relative poverty’ and ‘absolute poverty’.

4 Outline the evidence of social inequality in Kensington and Chelsea and of the people who lived in Grenfell Tower.

5 Describe the term ‘glass ceiling’ (definition) and the forms it can take.

6 Outline the evidence of social inequality facing the following groups:



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