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 1. Summary

Social inequality occurs when resources within society are unevenly distributed, which forms an unequal pattern according to various factors such as power, religion, race, and gender. This inequality can be attributed not only to a lack of equality in outcomes, but also to a lack of equality in access to opportunities. Social inequality is associated with economic inequality, explained by the uneven distribution of income and wealth. Economics and sociology use different theoretical approaches, but both study this problem. In addition to economic resources, social and natural resources are also unevenly distributed, affecting social status. The norms of allocation affect the distribution of rights and privileges, access to public goods, housing, financial services, and more.


2. Interesting point

Social inequality generally means a lack of equality in results, but it can also be conceptualized as a lack of equality in access to opportunities. This was the most impressive part. This is because when I was in middle and high school, I thought about this a lot while studying to go to university. With public education, all are equally provided with educational opportunities. However, in Korea, the focus is on private education rather than public education. I felt a lot during the college entrance examination process that the results vary a lot depending on how good quality private education is received. So, looking at this sentence on Wikipedia, I understood it better, and I was able to understand it better


3. Question

What are the problems of social inequality caused by economic inequality?


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