History GCSE
Socio-economic inequality
What Socio-economic inequality means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Socio-economic inequality
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Economic inequality, police brutality and poor housing remained entrenched, particularly in Northern cities.
Topics that use Socio-economic inequality
- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 4 The civil rights movement, 1965–75 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- De Facto Segregation
- Government Response
- Legislative reform
- Urban Unrest
- De facto vs de jure segregation
- Economic Inequality
- Political representation
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