The official figure for the unemployed never fell below one million and also that the unofficial figure was much higher. ... A survey carried out by Seebohm Rowntree found that 86.4% of the unemployed families living in York were living below the poverty line. ...
Relative poverty uses the standard of living enjoyed by or taken for granted by most people as the base line from which poverty can be measured. ... There is no official poverty line in the U.K., but where we draw the line depends on what we view as a minimum level of income and standard of living for family and individuals. Poverty in most British studies has been defined as anyone with an income on or below the level of income supplement (100% benefit) is defined as living in poverty. ... Childhood death rates from accidents (the largest single cause of death in childhood) are a clear exampl...
Legislation was introduced to cut down immigration and to promote equal opportunities for ethnic minority communities. 3.3 million Britons are now from an ethnic minority which accounts for 5.5% of the population, but there are numerous differences between the groups in their standards of living, access to opportunities such as jobs, education or housing, as well as in their belief systems, likes and dislikes. ... In 1997, 82% of Pakistani households and 84% of Bangladeshi households had an income below half the national average, owing to high rates of male unemployment, low rates of women...
Social Stratification and Social Class The definition of social stratification is the division of people into layers according to their relative power, property, and prestige. All nations practice social stratification, and always, the men are put before the women. There are three major systems...
In the spider diagram below you can see the contributing factors are providing more leisure time. ... Now the British seaside resorts aren't as popular they are shutting down, figure 1 (below) shows the holiday trends from 1968 - 1998. ... Factors that developed package holidays in the 1970s3: The lifting of the government restriction that only allowed a person to take the equivalent of £50 abroad Longer paid holidays in the 1970s encouraged people to take a second holiday The wide bodies jets appeared in the 1970s re...
