Social inequality is something that is embedded within British society even in the 21st century. The term social inequality refers to the unequal opportunity and rewards between groups within society due to social position or statuses (Crossman, 2014). It ranges from race/ethnicity to class and immigration. However ‘dividing up people into ‘races ' is an act of categorisation ' (Garner, 2009:1) yet it is still a reoccurring problem. Race/ethnicity can be seen to be the main issues but they tend to interlink with class, immigration and gender as one factor leads to the other and they all can be seen to interconnect. The 2010 ‘How fair is Britain’ report indicates that social inequality has been a continuous problem and this inequality affects individual 's livelihoods as they may not get a chance to success due to their race or ethnicity.
Inequalities exist in many forms and although measures have been taken to eradicate this it continues to be a persisting problem, especially ethnic inequality. Ethnicity is …show more content…
Davidson uses the term ‘concrete ceiling ' to describe the embedded discrimination that prevents ethnic minorities from being promoted. Although she acknowledges that white women also face a barrier, she calls it the ‘glass ceiling ' which obstructs them from getting to the highest level of professions. In this sense, all women face obstacles which prevent them from succeeding but white women are able to break through this so called glass ceiling effect whereas ethnic minorities are unable to (Davidson, 1997). Therefore, ethnic minorities face a double effect of sexism as well as racism which hinders their opportunities of succeeding in society. Furthermore, ethnic minority are also seen to be present in jobs where they are invisible to the customer this may involve undertaking ‘dirty ' tasks such as cleaning (Adib et al,
Inequalities exist in many forms and although measures have been taken to eradicate this it continues to be a persisting problem, especially ethnic inequality. Ethnicity is …show more content…
Davidson uses the term ‘concrete ceiling ' to describe the embedded discrimination that prevents ethnic minorities from being promoted. Although she acknowledges that white women also face a barrier, she calls it the ‘glass ceiling ' which obstructs them from getting to the highest level of professions. In this sense, all women face obstacles which prevent them from succeeding but white women are able to break through this so called glass ceiling effect whereas ethnic minorities are unable to (Davidson, 1997). Therefore, ethnic minorities face a double effect of sexism as well as racism which hinders their opportunities of succeeding in society. Furthermore, ethnic minority are also seen to be present in jobs where they are invisible to the customer this may involve undertaking ‘dirty ' tasks such as cleaning (Adib et al,