TMJC GP InfoPack Inequality and Poverty (2024 JC2)

1 INEQUALITY & POVERTY Tampines Meridian Junior College JC2 General Paper 2024 Term 1 Reading Set 1: Inequality Page 3 Reading Set 2: Poverty and its Other Causes Page 17 Reading Set 3: Addressing Poverty Page 25 Sample Students’ Essays Page 32 A Level Essay Questions Tested on Economics & Poverty Page 36

2 ● An Overview ● Unit Title: Inequality and Poverty Inquiry Question: Can equality for all ever be achieved? Inquiry Question: Are the poor an inevitable feature of any society? Inquiry Question: Can poverty ever be eradicated? Unit Strand 1a: Causes of inequality and their impacts Unit Strand 1b: Measures to solve inequality and their effectiveness Unit Strand: Causes of poverty take different forms and severity. Unit Strand: Different ways of reducing poverty and assessment of their effectiveness. Conceptual Lens: Complexity and Interaction Concepts: Discrimination, Class divide, Elitism, Injustice, Systemic perpetuation, Globalisation, Governance, Media representation, Stereotypes, Ageism Concepts: Absolute poverty, Relative poverty, Structural poverty, Poverty line, Poverty trap, Inflation Concepts: Foreign aid, Diplomacy, Nationalism, Globalisation, Sovereignty, Resource allocation Topics: Race, Gender, Religion, Income, Socio-economic status, Education Topics: Internal and External causes of poverty, Cost of living and impact on the poor, How poverty impacts the poor Topics: Measures to address poverty, Effectiveness of the measures, Challenges in the implementation of measures to address poverty Possible Generalisation: 1a: 1b: Possible Generalisation: Possible Generalisation:

3 Inquiry Question: Can equality for all ever be achieved? At the end of this section, students should be able to: ✓ Understand the complexity of the various forms of inequalities ✓ Recognise that equality for all is an ideal that is impossible to achieve ⚫ Inequality⚫ Article 1: Equality: Why it matters – United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Goal #10) Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents. It is also the belief that no one should have poorer life chances because of the way they were born, where they come from, what they believe, or whether they have a disability. It is important to examine different factors such as globalisation, government policies, which ideally promotes equality for all. However, differential access to resources and opportunities exists, resulting in the debate on whether these factors truly benefit all equally. As such, inequality manifests itself in different forms, such as, race, gender, and income (amongst others). What’s the goal here? To reduce inequalities within and among countries. Why? Inequalities based on income, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, class, ethnicity, religion and opportunity continue to per