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Social inequality: ETHNICITY
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Social inequality: ETHNICITY
Employment
Black and Asian unemployment grew at a faster rate than white people during the recession 2008-10
In 2010 there were 27 MPs from BME backgrounds, 4% of the total
Despite the relatively large numbers of BME in the NHS, 99% of chief executives are white
Sociological explanations
Social class
Education
Social capital
RACISM
Racial prejudice - people make assumption based on race that they are reluctant to change (and keen to prove.
Racial discrimination - when people act on their prejudice.
Racism - believing people are inferior based on their race (and that they are superior).
Institutional racism - Macpherson Report
Lower pay
Skilled migrant workers (e.g. from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland) are likely to be employed in unskilled low paid work (The Low Pay Commission)
People who are Chinese are more likely to earn more than white workers on average
Black and Asian people have lower average earnings even when they have the same job level as white people
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