Paper 1 Content Part 1Inequalities in Society. What are they? Time: 10 hours, plus home study Social Class Gender Race Content checklist: Modern definitions of social class Social class and health inequalities, case study approach Social class and wealth inequalities; income, employment, housing, life chances Gender and the glass ceiling Gender and health inequalities Race and wealth inequalities Institutional and overt racism Focus: What effects do the above have on a person’s wealth and health? Balanced analysis. Reasons? Examples?

Pupils prepare power point on “Inequalities in the UK” Sources: Social Class: JRFJRF Gender: Equality and Human Rights CommissionEquality and Human Rights Commission Fawcett Society Race: One ScotlandOne Scotland

Paper 1 Content Section 2(a) Whose responsibility is it to tackle these inequalities? Time: 5 hours, plus home study Government (the Collectivist view) The Individual (the Individualist view) The “Third Way” approach of New Labour (collective security but individual rights and responsibilities) Focus: To what extent is the individual or government responsible for wealth and health? Balanced analysis. Reasons? Examples?

Paper 1 Content Section 2 (b) How effective have national and local strategies been in tackling health and wealth inequalities? Time: 15 hours, plus home study The Collectivist principles of Beveridge’s welfare state The 5 giant evils; poverty, unemployment, lack of health care, education, good housing The Individualist approach (private provision and responsibility) New Labour and the “Third way”; Welfare to work Greater emphasis on means testing and tax credits Holistic approach(es) to wealth and health Collective support via Government but personal responsibility too Success, or otherwise, of equality legislation regarding gender and race Focus: Which strategies are working and which are not? Balanced analysis. Reasons? Examples?

ACfE Outside speakers: MSP? MP? Pressure group? DebateDebate: “New Labour has abandoned the principles of the welfare state. The SNP has not”. Making arguments REAL: LT Scotland debating website modernityscotland BBC Textbooks

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modernityscotland resources: web articles ST2 Overview 21st century challenges to the welfare state Wealth inequalities grow. Who cares? A Smoke Free Scotland Aims to tackle Health Inequalities A-Z of Background Knowledge Part 1 A-Z of Background Knowledge Part 2 A-Z of Background Knowledge Part 3 A-Z of Background Knowledge Part 4 A-Z of Background Knowledge Part 5 Causes of Gender Inequalities Causes of Inequality Social Class Causes of Social Exclusion Consequences of Social Exclusion Evidence of Ethnicity Inequalities Evidence of Health Inequalities Government responses to Gender Inequalities Government responses to Health Inequalities Government responses to Racial inequalities Minority Ethnic Identities in the UK New Labour and the Welfare State Social Class Definitions The Principles of the Welfare State New Labour’s Welfare Reform Bill 2009

modernityscotland powerpoints Social Classes in the UK The Credit Crunch and Poverty Racial Inequalities Gender Inequalities in the UK The Modern Welfare State Means tested or universal benefits? The Equality Act How well has the Scottish Government tackled health inequalities?