Examples Of Inequalities In City Road
I will describe the inequalities I have witnessed on City Road, these will be religious, cultural, gender and financial.
The Oxford English dictionary describes inequality as; “a difference in size, degree, or circumstances.”
In the first scene we were taken to “Death Junction” an area where five roads converge. The colloquial name can be a reference to the junction in the modern sense and can equally be a historical reference, this area was where the city had its gallows and at a time of religious inequality two catholic priests were executed for discharging their priestly duties at a time when Catholicism were not only feared but persecuted. Many practising Catholics were forced to either practise their faith in secret, while running the risk of being found and executed or they recanted their faith and converted to Protestantism. This is an example of religious inequality – where followers of one faith are not provided with the same rights as the followers of another faith, in this instance the same faith but different denominations of that faith. 1
Our guide takes us to a local shop that specialises in African produce, clothing etc. The purveyor came from Africa and tried to maintain a balance between fitting …show more content…
The former family seat, once a grand home is now a sports centre. John Cooksley, a coach at the centre tells us that, although this is a local sports centre when he first started there were very few local members. It was perceived was that because of the high fences and the gates this was an expensive and exclusive members club, and this had put locals off from joining. The perception is one of financial inequality meaning that because the locals believe that this club is the preserve of more affluent patrons, they feel that they cannot or should not join.
The Oxford English dictionary describes inequality as; “a difference in size, degree, or circumstances.”
In the first scene we were taken to “Death Junction” an area where five roads converge. The colloquial name can be a reference to the junction in the modern sense and can equally be a historical reference, this area was where the city had its gallows and at a time of religious inequality two catholic priests were executed for discharging their priestly duties at a time when Catholicism were not only feared but persecuted. Many practising Catholics were forced to either practise their faith in secret, while running the risk of being found and executed or they recanted their faith and converted to Protestantism. This is an example of religious inequality – where followers of one faith are not provided with the same rights as the followers of another faith, in this instance the same faith but different denominations of that faith. 1
Our guide takes us to a local shop that specialises in African produce, clothing etc. The purveyor came from Africa and tried to maintain a balance between fitting …show more content…
The former family seat, once a grand home is now a sports centre. John Cooksley, a coach at the centre tells us that, although this is a local sports centre when he first started there were very few local members. It was perceived was that because of the high fences and the gates this was an expensive and exclusive members club, and this had put locals off from joining. The perception is one of financial inequality meaning that because the locals believe that this club is the preserve of more affluent patrons, they feel that they cannot or should not join.