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Match the following daily activities with their average water usage:
Shower = $17$ gallons Washing machine (per load) = $19$ gallons Collecting water (average time) = $200$ million hours Not specified = No water usage
Match the following concepts with their relationships to the water crisis:
Empowering women = Critical to solving the water crisis Lack of water and sanitation = Locks women in a cycle of poverty Women's traditional roles = Limited by time spent collecting water Household income = Increased when women have access to safe water
Match the following factors with their effects on women:
Collecting water = Takes time away from work, school, and family care Access to safe water = Allows women to pursue activities beyond traditional roles Water crisis = Disproportionately affects women Time spent collecting water = Reduces household income
Match the following concepts related to social inequality with their descriptions:
Structural factors = Inequality at the level of society Relationality = Inequality at the level of the subject Life experience = How people live with the effects of social structures Occupying the margins = How individuals measure their own social chances
Match the following aspects of social inequality with the levels at which they are studied:
Inequality at the level of society = Structural factors Inequality at the level of the subject = Relationality and occupying the margins How do people live with the effects of social structures = Life experience and construction of self Struggle = Individuals measure their own social chances
Match the following health-related concepts with their descriptions:
Health inequalities = Exist across different countries and organizations Health indicators = Used to study health inequalities Reviewing health indicators = Helps understand how to overcome health inequalities Water footprint = Not directly related to health
Match the following household activities with their frequency:
Running the washing machine = Between 5 and 6 loads per week Taking a shower = Not specified Collecting water = Not specified Using a dishwasher = Not mentioned
Match the following statements about social inequality with their implications:
How do people live with the effects of social structures = Understanding how people think about their social chances Inequality at the level of the subject = Understanding the construction of self Why do people struggle with social inequality = Understanding the relationality and occupying the margins What produces the reality of people's lives = Understanding the structural factors
Match the following quotes about social inequality with their authors:
Inequality has been a hot topic for research for decades = Aart Kraay Social inequality is a structural issue = No author mentioned Social inequality is a relational issue = No author mentioned Social inequality is a personal issue = No author mentioned
Match the following timeframes with their water-related activities:
A day = Consider your water footprint A week = Run the washing machine 5-6 times Not specified = Collect water for household use Not applicable = Use a dishwasher
Match the following concepts related to social inequality with the scholars who study them:
Structural factors = Sociologists Relationality = No scholar mentioned Life experience and construction of self = No scholar mentioned Inequality at the level of society = Sociologists
Match the following concepts with their definitions:
Social Inequality = Differences in income, resources, power and status within and between societies. Absolute Poverty = Lack of basic necessities like food, heat, accommodation and water Relative Poverty = The fact that some people lack those things which others in society take for granted Global Inequality = Inequality between nations
Match the authors with their contributions:
Warwick-Booth = Author of 'Social Inequality: A Student's Guide' Milanovic = Calculated global inequality for the first time in the 1980s Naidoo and Wills = Researchers who explored social inequalities and divisions within national contexts Louise = Defined social inequality as differences in income, resources, power and status
Match the consequences of poverty with their effects:
Financial Anxiety = Anticipating retirement years with worry Material Deprivation = Lack of access to basic necessities like food and water Social Isolation = Limited social connections and social life Moral Issue = Economic waste and moral concern
Match the aspects of poverty with their impacts:
Physical Health = Impact of poverty on access to healthcare services Mental Health = Impact of poverty on mental wellbeing Social Identity = Impact of poverty on one's self-perception Basic Necessities = Lack of access to essential services like vision, teeth, or hearing checks
Match the concepts with their descriptions:
Economic Waste = Poverty as a waste of human resources and economic potential Moral Issue = Poverty as a concern for social justice and fairness Absolute Poverty = Poverty as a lack of basic necessities Relative Poverty = Poverty as a comparative lack of resources within a society
Match the researchers with their contributions:
Naidoo and Wills = Researched social inequalities and divisions within national contexts Milanovic = Calculated global inequality for the first time in the 1980s Warwick-Booth = Authored a student's guide to social inequality Louise = Defined social inequality as differences in income, resources, power and status
Match the following centuries with their perspectives on the causes of poverty:
17th & 18th Century = Poverty was perceived as a necessary evil to make the 'lower classes' work 19th Century = Poverty was perceived to result from 'fraud, indolence and improvidence' 20th Century = Poverty was seen as caused by structural factors such as unemployment, sickness, etc. 21st Century = Poverty is seen as a violation of human basic rights
Match the following concepts related to poverty with their definitions:
Indigence = Want of or deficiency in some property, quality, or ingredient Destitution = Smallness of amount or scarcity of resources Dearth = Lack or scarcity of something Want = Having little or no wealth or material possessions
Match the following policies with their eras:
Welfare State = 20th Century Full employment for long-term economic well-being = 20th Century Providing safety nets to alleviate poverty = 20th Century Poverty as a human basic right = 21st Century
Match the following phrases with their meanings:
Market income poverty = Having little or no wealth Freedom from poverty and hunger = A human basic right Structural factors = Causes of poverty such as unemployment, sickness, etc. Regrettable but necessary evil = Poverty as a means to make the 'lower classes' work
Match the following authors with their works:
David Gordoan = Policy context, 2019 OED = Defining concepts of poverty from the 14th century onward Unknown = Perceiving poverty as a result of fraud, indolence and improvidence in the 19th century
Match the following descriptions with their related concepts:
The condition of having little or no wealth or material possessions = Poverty The condition of being poorly supplied with something = Deficiency The condition of yielding little or being unproductive = Dearth Lack of or absence of something = Scarcity
Match the following concepts related to social inequality with their descriptions:
Social inequality = differences in income, resources, power and status within and between societies Global inequality = situations where income, wealth, and other valued resources are distributed unequally across countries Inequality = complex, multi-dimensional, problematic, contested, political, underpinned with moral issues and concerns Poverty = lack of access to basic necessities like food, water, and shelter
Match the following scholars with their contributions to understanding social inequality:
Marx = theorized the role of land ownership in social inequality Unknown = studied the distribution of income, wealth, and other valued resources across countries
Match the following historical periods with their social inequality characteristics:
Roman Empire = used slaves Feudal systems = operated with serfs working the land while kings owned it Industrial Revolution = changed the structure of society and the basis on which wealth was created Modern Era = characterized by social inequality related to income, resources, power and status
Match the following concepts with their relationships to social inequality:
Power = access to social goods linked to... Religion = factor influencing social inequality Kinship = factor influencing social inequality Prestige = factor influencing social inequality
Match the following aspects of social inequality with their characteristics:
Global inequality = refers to situations where income, wealth, and other valued resources are distributed unequally across countries Social inequality = occurs when resources in each society are distributed unevenly Poverty = results from unequal access to basic necessities Inequality = is complex, multi-dimensional, problematic, contested, political, underpinned with moral issues and concerns
Match the following factors with their influence on social inequality:
Race = factor influencing social inequality Ethnicity = factor influencing social inequality Gender = factor influencing social inequality Age = factor influencing social inequality
This quiz explores the factors contributing to social inequality, how individuals respond to these structures, and how they measure their own social chances. It delves into the larger societal structures that shape people's lives and their perceptions of opportunities.
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