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MA 01 Part 1. In your own words, define difference and inequality, and provide an example of each on City Road.
Social difference is defined by contrasts among groups or individuals on the
basis of class, race, culture, age, religion, sexuality, or ability. For example, a
physically impaired person who is wheelchair dependant is different from
someone without such an impairment.
Social inequality is defined by unequal opportunities and rewards for different
social positions within a group or society. Things such as unequal distribution
of wealth, goods, opportunities and even punishments. It occurs when people
don't have the same access to resources, putting them at a disadvantage to
those people who do have such access.
One difference that appears on city road is the sense of belonging between
groups frequenting the Taste Buds Café and the Pool Hall. Older people feel
welcomed at the Café, while they may think they wouldn't feel as welcomed at
the Pool Hall. The Pool hall doesn't deliberately exclude older people, but this
also highlights the differences in how places are designed to attract specific
groups of people. Blakeley and Staples (2014, p.27).
One inequality that exists on City Road concerns people who are forced into
using the food bank. They experience economic inequality, putting a constraint
on the choices they have in the food they are given. This contrasts with the
people who attend the farmers market or the Taste Buds Café who can choose
what types of food they wish to buy while supporting a particular lifestyle. The
people attending the food bank do so out of necessity. Blakeley and Staples
(2014, p. 26).
References
Blakeley, G. and Staples, M. (2014) ‘The life and times of the street’, in Blakeley, G. and Allen, J. (eds) Understanding Social Lives, Part 1, Milton Keynes: The Open University.
Social difference is defined by contrasts among groups or individuals on the
basis of class, race, culture, age, religion, sexuality, or ability. For example, a
physically impaired person who is wheelchair dependant is different from
someone without such an impairment.
Social inequality is defined by unequal opportunities and rewards for different
social positions within a group or society. Things such as unequal distribution
of wealth, goods, opportunities and even punishments. It occurs when people
don't have the same access to resources, putting them at a disadvantage to
those people who do have such access.
One difference that appears on city road is the sense of belonging between
groups frequenting the Taste Buds Café and the Pool Hall. Older people feel
welcomed at the Café, while they may think they wouldn't feel as welcomed at
the Pool Hall. The Pool hall doesn't deliberately exclude older people, but this
also highlights the differences in how places are designed to attract specific
groups of people. Blakeley and Staples (2014, p.27).
One inequality that exists on City Road concerns people who are forced into
using the food bank. They experience economic inequality, putting a constraint
on the choices they have in the food they are given. This contrasts with the
people who attend the farmers market or the Taste Buds Café who can choose
what types of food they wish to buy while supporting a particular lifestyle. The
people attending the food bank do so out of necessity. Blakeley and Staples
(2014, p. 26).
References
Blakeley, G. and Staples, M. (2014) ‘The life and times of the street’, in Blakeley, G. and Allen, J. (eds) Understanding Social Lives, Part 1, Milton Keynes: The Open University.