Whatever Happened to Equality?
Debates
Videos from an event held at Newcastle University,
10th November 2012
Sponsored by
Economic and Social Research Council
and hosted by
Newcastle Institute for Social Renewal
Participants taking part in our documentary-making workshop programme
recorded the panel debates held as part of
ESRC Festival of Social Science. Filming
facilitated by Jackie Scollen.
Equality, Equity and the dispossessed
The notions of equality and equity are widely used and yet people's
understanding of their meaning differs hugely.
This can make it difficult to know what people are talking about
when they argue for greater equality - is it equal rights? Equal access to
education? Equal opportunity? Equal pay? All of the above?
This session will interrogate these differences and ask in what contexts is
a more equal society a better one? Speakers
Dr Vikki Boliver of Durham University
and
Christopher Snowdon, author of
The Spirit Level Delusion
explored the issues with a general audience.
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Equality, Equity and the dispossessed
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Equality versus Difference part 1
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Equality versus Difference part 2
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Equality versus Difference part 3
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Equality versus Difference part 4
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