W.13-1 May 27th / 이동규 Lee Dong Gyu

 Summary

Social inequality occurs when resources within society are unfairly distributed, and it is affected by various factors such as power, religion, kinship, fame, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, and class. Such inequality may appear to be a lack of equality of outcome or lack of equality of opportunity. It is also closely related to economic inequality, which is explained by the unequal distribution of income and property. Social inequality also affects access to various social resources, such as political and legal rights, education, housing, financial services, etc. Social inequality is formed by structural factors, cultural discourse, identity, etc., and it is important to understand the impact of such inequality on the functioning of society. Social inequality ranges from simple societies to complex societies, and inequality tends to increase as society's complexity increases. Types of social inequality include wealth, politics, responsibility, life, and member inequality, etc., which are due to differences in access to different social and economic resources and opportunities. In addition, an individual's social position is determined by a combination of characteristics given at birth and those he or she has gained. Social mobility manifests itself as a change in social status between or within generations, which can be achieved through education, occupation, marriage, etc.

Interesting point

There were many things that we knew in advance about the causes of social inequality and that there were people who were affected by it. However, it is impressive to know that this is related to social movement.

Question 

Social inequality is often the beginning of the revolution, so why does social inequality occur even after the revolution?

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