week 12-2 Social inequality

Summary

Social inequality occurs when the resources of a given society are distributed unevenly through the norms of allocation, typically resulting in specific patterns along the lines of people in socially defined categories. It is a differentiated preference for access to social goods brought about by power, religion, kinship, prestige, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, class. Social inequality is found in almost every society. Social inequality is shaped by a variety of structural factors, such as geographical location or citizenship status, and is often backed up by cultural disputes and identities that define whether the poor are "receivable" or "unqualified." Social inequality can be classified as an egalitarian society, a class society and a stratified society. An egalitarian society is a society that advocates social equality through equal opportunities and rights. Therefore, there is little discrimination. In a class society, people are gathered not by access to power and resources but by status and authority. A stratified society is a society classified as a higher class, middle class, and lower class according to wealth, power, and prestige. Major examples of social inequality include income disparity, gender inequality, health care and social class. In the overall stratification structure of a society, a person's social position is influenced and influenced by almost every aspect of social life and the opportunities of life. These social inequalities have also emerged in the international community. The world's economy has historically developed unevenly. So while all geographic areas are mired in poverty and disease, some have begun to reduce poverty and disease on a large scale. Milanovic points out that overall, global imbalances between countries are more important to global economic growth than in-country inequality. While global economic growth may be a policy priority, recent evidence of regional and national inequality cannot be ignored if regional economic growth is a policy goal. The recent financial crisis and global recession have hit countries and shaken financial systems around the world.

interesting

We knew about inequality for gender, race, ethnicity, and age, but it was surprising that inequality also occurred for health. And given that social inequality affects the world as well, it is now enough to see the world as a society.

discussion

Is there any way to address or alleviate social inequality?

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