Ethnic Minorities

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Distribution of Poverty between different Social Groups
Kirbi
Mind Map by Kirbi, updated more than 1 year ago
Kirbi
Created by Kirbi over 9 years ago
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Ethnic Minorities
  1. Department of Work and Pensions (2009) two fifths of EM are in poverty
    1. Reasons for high poverty
      1. Unemployment
        1. Racial discimination
          1. 5 Lives
            1. Traditional "white" sounding names were replied to in their job offers
              1. 9% of Muslim applicants were accepted
                1. Applications for "black" candidates only had 13% success rate
                2. 70% of EM live in the 88 most deprived areas
                  1. Less job opportunities
                    1. Horizontal segregation
                3. Poverty rates for Pakistani and Bangladeshi are 60% and 70%
                  1. Flaherty (2004)
                    1. Could be because relying on one income because women conform to traditional gender roles
                  2. 2007/8 52% of black Caribbean people received the lowest grades
                    1. More likely to face vertical segregation
                    2. ONS (2010) 36% of Bangladeshi/Pakistani have low paid jobs
                      1. 26% of Black African
                        1. 23% of Black Caribbean
                          1. 22% of Indian
                            1. Pakistani central in manufactoring
                              1. Bangladeshi & Chinese: catering
                                1. Caribbean & African: manual
                                2. 27% of Chinese & 25% of Indian experience higher rates of professional positions
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