GCSE Sociology · key term

Life chance

Definition

A person's opportunities to obtain valued outcomes, such as good health, educational qualifications and secure employment.

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Component 2

The opportunities people have to obtain desirable outcomes, such as good health, education, secure employment and adequate housing.
Social inequality means that social groups have unequal access to resources, opportunities, rewards and power. It matters because it affects life chances: the opportunities people have to gain a good education, secure work, adequate housing and good health. In the UK, sociologists examine differences associated with class, gender, ethnicity, age, disability and sexuality.
Revise: Evidence of Inequality in the UK
An opportunity to obtain valued outcomes, such as education, employment, income and a good standard of living.
Revise: Disability Influences

1
Link each example to a particular inequality: identify the groups, the difference between them and the consequences for their life chances.
2
Link a barrier to a specific life chance or form of power: explain how inaccessible recruitment can restrict employment, income and choice.

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