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Social Inequalities

Social Inequalities. Revision. Introduction. Social inequalities consist of (amongst others): Health inequalities Educational inequalities Inequalities in the criminal justice system. Baltimore.

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Social Inequalities

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  1. Social Inequalities Revision

  2. Introduction • Social inequalities consist of (amongst others): • Health inequalities • Educational inequalities • Inequalities in the criminal justice system

  3. Baltimore • The setting of arguably the greatest TV show ever made (The Wire), Baltimore, has a reputation for violence, poverty, homelessness and drugs • Baltimore has longed been called the ‘Charm City’ – However these days it is now infamously known as ‘Harm City’ • It is home to ‘the projects’ where life bears little resemblance to the American Dream painted so vividly in some other TV shows and films • Watch this video clip which examines some of the issues in Baltimore

  4. Education and the Criminal Justice System • Choose a partner to work with • Look at the question below and create a mind map in your revision jotters which helps answer it • Why might a young person growing up in the projects of Baltimore in the USA have a poor chance of doing well with education and healthcare, but a good chance of getting into trouble with the police?

  5. A Life in ‘Harm City’ • Remain in your pairs • Your task is to create a biography/timeline for a persons life who is born in the projects in Baltimore • You have to chart their life from their birth through to their incarceration on their 21st birthday, showing how their life was blighted by the inequalities of various social factors • You can have as many events on it as you wish but there should be a minimum of 6

  6. Example • Born – Name, date, parents name, parents employment history • Place events along the timeline that show the influence of the various social factors • Celebrates 21st birthday by being sent to prison

  7. Typical exam question • Explain, in detail, why people in the world power you studied suffer from social inequalities. (KU 6 marks) • In your answer you must refer to American examples • Take some time now to write a plan for this answer

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