What's covered
Key facts
Direct discrimination is treating someone worse than others because of a protected characteristic.
Discrimination means treating someone unfairly because of who they are.
Age can affect life chances; young people aged 16 to 24 often find it harder to get a job.
Absolute poverty means not being able to afford basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing.
Income is the money a person gets coming in regularly, such as wages from a job.
Discrimination is treating people unfairly or differently because of who they are, instead of treating everyone equally.
The Equality Act 2010 is a UK law that protects people from being treated unfairly.
People with more money usually find it easier to get good healthcare and decent housing.
Low wages, job loss and high living costs are major causes of poverty.
Income is a flow of money that keeps arriving over time, like water through a pipe.
Sample questions
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What is the best meaning of prejudice?
- •A law that protects people from unfair treatment at work
- ✓A negative attitude about a group before getting to know them
- •A simplified but always positive idea about a group
- •Treating everyone the same no matter who they are
What does equity mean?
- •Choosing who gets help based on how old they are
- ✓Giving people what they each need, which may be different things
- •Letting people pay for the help that they want most
- •Treating everyone in exactly the same way no matter what
What best describes a person's life chances?
- •How lucky they feel about the future
- •The hobbies they choose to do for fun
- •The number of friends they make at school
- ✓Their opportunities for good outcomes in life
What does it mean when someone is living in poverty?
- •They earn more than the average person in the country.
- •They have chosen to spend less money than other people.
- ✓They lack money for things people need for a normal life.
- •They live in the countryside instead of in a city.
What does 'wealth' mean?
- •The benefits the government pays to people on low incomes
- •The money a person earns from their job each week or month
- •The pocket money a young person is given by their parents
- ✓The total value of everything a person owns, like a house
What is the main difference between prejudice and discrimination?
- •Prejudice happens at school; discrimination only happens at work
- ✓Prejudice is an unfair attitude; discrimination is the unfair action
- •Prejudice is illegal but discrimination is always allowed by law
- •They are the same, but prejudice is a more modern word for it
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