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Spatial Patterns of Advantage and Disadvantage

Spatial Patterns of Advantage and Disadvantage. Three common indicators of social advantage and disadvantage (or social inequality): - occupation - education - income. Inequalities in access to employment.

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Spatial Patterns of Advantage and Disadvantage

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  1. Spatial Patterns of Advantage and Disadvantage

  2. Three common indicators of social advantage and disadvantage (or social inequality): - occupation - education - income

  3. Inequalities in access to employment • Non-spatial perspective: education, income and occupation related to the different rewards for different levels of skill and therefore, generate inequalities • ‘Trapped’ hypothesis: reflects differences in people’s ability to secure a job e.g. migrants/NESB. • Spatial perspective: considers where a person lives relative to where the jobs are and occupational mobility.

  4. Inequalities in access to housing, education and health-care • Answer questions: • 1-3 ‘Understanding the text’ p216 • 1-3 “ “ “ p217 • 1-4 “ “ “ p219

  5. The Contemporary Australian Family • Read p219-220. What comments can you make about the contemporary Australian family ?

  6. Sydney’s Age Structure and Spatial Outcomes • Refer to the chloropleth map on ‘Age Structure’ p221. Outline the six age-structure types and determine where they would most likely be found in Sydney

  7. Activities • Answer questions 1-7 p224 (Understanding the text) on Gender-related social patterns. • Answer questions 1-4 p225 (Understanding the text) on The Geography of sexuality.

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