History A-Level
Economic and social inequality
What Economic and social inequality means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic and social inequality
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Persistent disparities and ongoing discrimination in housing and employment, alongside a gender pay gap and a 'glass ceiling' in the workplace.
Topics that use Economic and social inequality
- Republican dominance and its opponents, 1981–92 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Budget deficit
- Bush's 1990 tax rise
- Gender and equality
- Media influence and fragmentation
- Political polarisation
- Political representation and activism
- Race and ethnicity in American society
- Religious Right
Using Economic and social inequality in the exam
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