Ethnic Groups in the USA

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Ethnic Groups in the USA

• Social Inequalities

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SOCIAL ASPECTS

• HEALTH
• EDUCATION
• HOUSING
• CRIME

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Health Inequalities

• Life expectancy greater for whites
• Infant mortality higher for black babies
• Blacks less likely to have private medical
  insurance

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Education Inequalities

• Black dropout rates from school higher than
  whites ( 13 compared to 9)
• Blacks less likely to go onto further or higher
  education
• Blacks less likely to study science and maths
• Ghetto schools under-staffed and under-funded

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Housing Inequalities

• Blacks concentrated in inner city areas. Areas of
  multiple deprivation
• Residential segregation
• White Flight

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Crime Inequalities

• Crime more likely to happen in inner city areas.
  Therefore blacks more likely to victims of crime.
• Greater chance of arrest and imprisonment if
  black
• Gang crime increasing
• Close relationship with Gangs and drugs

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Economic Inequality

• Employment prospects
• Standard of Living
• The cycle of poverty

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Political Inequality

• Ethnic groups tend to have a low level of
  participation in politics. Therefore dont have
  as much access to decision makers that might
  improve their lives
• Also been cutbacks in welfare payments in recent
  years

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Evidence Task

• Now use your text book to collect evidence of
  inequalities for Blacks AND Hispanics in social
  and economic areas