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Poverty and Inequality
Social Education · 6th Year · Social Problems and Community Responses · 2.º Período

Poverty and Inequality

Investigating the cycle of poverty and the distribution of wealth in Irish society.

NCCA Curriculum SpecificationsNCCA LCA Social Education Syllabus, Module: Social, Economic and Political Issues - Poverty and InequalityNCCA LCA Social Education Syllabus, Module: Contemporary Issues - Wealth Distribution

About This Topic

Investigating the cycle of poverty and the distribution of wealth in Irish society.

Key Questions

  1. How is poverty measured in Ireland?
  2. What groups are most at risk of experiencing poverty?
  3. How does the social welfare system attempt to reduce inequality?