Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická INEQUALITY in Our Societies Svět kolem nás – Understanding the Context Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 2 RHCP – The Power of Equality • I've got a soul that can not sleep At night when something just ain't right Blood red, but without sight Exploding egos in the night Mix like sticks of dynamite Red black or white, this is my fight Come on courage, let's be heard Turn feelings into words American equality has always been sour An attitude I would like to devour My name is peace, this is my hour Can I get just a little bit of power • The power of equality Is not yet what it ought to be It fills me up like a hollow tree The power of equality • Right or wrong, my song is strong You don't like it, get along Say what I want, do what I can Death to the message of the Ku Klux Klan I don't buy supremacy Media chief, you menance me The people you say cause all the crime Wake up motherfucker and smell the slime Blackest anger, whitest fear Can you hear me, am I clear My name is peace, this is my hour Can I get just a little bit of power • The power of equality Is not yet what it ought to be It fills me up like a hollow tree The power of equality • I've got tapes I've got c.d.'s I've got my Public Enemy My lilly white ass is tickled pink When I listen to the music that makes me think Not another motherfuckin' politician Doin' nothin' but something for his own ambition Never touch the sound we make Soul sacred love, vows that we take To create straight what is true Yo he's with me and what I do My name is peace, this my hour Can I get just a little bit of power • The power of equality Is not yet what it ought to be It fills me up like a hollow tree The power of equality • Madder than a motherfucker, lick my finger Can't forget, cause the memory lingers Count 'em off quick, little piccadilly sickness Take me to the hick, eat my thickness I've got a welt from the Bible belt Dealing with the hand that I've been dealt Sitting in the grip of a killing fist Giving up blood just to exist Rub me wrong and I get pissed No I can not get to this People in pain, I do not dig it Change of brain for Mr. Bigot Little brother do you hear me Have a heart oh come get near me Misery is not my friend But I'll break before I bend What I see is insanity Whatever happened to humanity Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 3 How would you explain inequality? • http://on econnec ticut.org/ huge- disparitie s-widen- hurting- economy / Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 4 Video – Richard Wilkinson • https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson#t-142462 • Does wealth of a state corelate with life expectancy of its inhabitants? • Does wealth of an individual corelate with his/her life expectancy? • What else do you remember from the video? Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 5 GNI vs. GDP • Gross National Income • Gross National Product • One of the main differences between the two, is that the Gross Domestic Product is based on location, while Gross National Income is based on ownership. • It can also be said that GDP is the value produced within a country's borders, whereas the GNI is the value produced by all the citizens • Think of multinational corporations, but also immigrants, for example Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 6 Immigrants sending money home … • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2271455/Revealed-How-immigrants-America-sending-120-BILLION-struggling- families-home.html Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 7 No Comment Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 8 No Comment Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 9 Health & Soc problems – Income Inequality Low Income inequality High Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 10 Ted Ex – R. Wilkinson - Inequality • Gross national income as such has no straightforward correlation with life expectancy • Being poor or rich, however, is closely connected to life expectancy – Look at The Queen, D. Rockefeller, N. Winton, … ;-) • Income, Social position, Social status = RELATIVE in each society Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 11 Some other correlations of inequality • Our wellbeing is not any longer dependent on National Income and economic growth • More unequal societies are more likely – To retain the death penalty – To have higher rate of dropout from schools – To have lower social mobility Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 12 GDP (Once again) • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_domestic_product#/media/File:Countries_by_GDP_(Nominal)_in_2014.svg Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 13 Income Inequality 2014 Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 14 List of countries by income equality • https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Li st_of_cou ntries_by_ income_e quality Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 15 Gender Inequality Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 16 Human Rights Protection • https://ourw orldindata.org /human- rights Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 17 Happiness index • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 18 Take a look again • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/mapped-the-best-and-worst-countries-for-gender-equality/ • Video: 3:03 – Life expectancy – Math & Literacy – Infant mortality – Homicides - … – The more unequal country the bigger problems – The more unequal country the worse are kids doing • Video: 5:30 – Trust – Social Capital / Involvement – Mental Illness – • Video: 7:15 – Violence – Numbers of prisoners • Video: 10:00 – Sweden vs. Japan (both doing well) Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 19 (in)equality • Superiority vs. Inferiority – Status competition and consumerism – Status insecurity • Valued vs. Devalued – How we are seen and judged – Self esteem • We need to deal with pre & post tax measures