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Understanding of issues like poverty, unemployment, inequality, discrimination, etc., and their impact on society.

Poverty: The condition of not having enough resources or adequate income to meet one's basic needs.
Inequality: The unequal distribution of resources and opportunities, resulting in different levels of social and economic status.
Environmental degradation: The destruction and depletion of natural resources, the deterioration of the environment, and the loss of biodiversity.
Racism: The belief that one race or ethnicity is superior to another, often resulting in discriminatory treatment and systemic barriers.
Discrimination: Unjust treatment of individuals or groups based on their gender, race, religion, age, or other personal characteristics.
Globalization: The increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of societies and economies around the world.
Immigration: The movement of people from one country to another in search of better opportunities or to escape conflict, persecution, or poverty.
Gender issues: The social, economic, and cultural differences between men and women, including discrimination, inequality, and gender-based violence.
Human rights: The fundamental rights and freedoms to which all individuals are entitled by virtue of their humanity, including civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.
Power structures: The systems of power and authority that govern social, economic, and political relationships, including the role of dominant groups in shaping social relations.
Media influence and ownership: The impact of media ownership and control on the information and ideas circulated in society, and its potential for shaping public opinion.
Education: The role of education in shaping social and economic opportunities, and the impact of inequality in access to educational opportunities.
Health disparities: The unequal distribution of health outcomes and resources, and the impact of social and economic factors on health.
Labor and employment issues: The conditions and standards of work, including minimum wage, working conditions, and labor protections.
Urbanization: The growth of cities and urban areas, and the impact of urbanization on social and economic patterns, including migration, housing, and economic development.
Social movements: The collective efforts of individuals and groups to bring about social change, including activism, social innovation, and advocacy.
Political change: The role of political systems and institutions in shaping social change and maintaining or challenging power structures.
Religion and spirituality: The role of religion and spirituality in shaping social beliefs, values, and practices, and their impact on social issues.
Family and social structure: The changing patterns of family structure and social relationships, and their impact on social issues such as poverty, inequality, and health.
Cultural diversity: The diverse cultural perspectives and practices within and across social groups, and their impact on social issues, such as discrimination and inequality.
Poverty and Inequality: This is a condition where some individuals or groups in a society have limited access to basic necessities of life, such as food, water, clothing, and shelter.
Racism: It's a social problem where some individuals use race as a basis for discrimination or oppression, leading to racial prejudice and discrimination.
Gender Inequality: It is a problem rooted in the social, political, and economic restrictions placed on individuals based on their gender.
Educational inequality: It refers to the differences in educational access and resources available to different socioeconomic groups.
Health Inequality: It is a social problem where the availability and quality of healthcare services are radically different for various socioeconomic groups.
Environmental degradation: This issue focuses on the exploitation and deterioration of the natural environment as a result of societal activities.
Human Rights: This issue addresses the legal, political, and social liberties that people are entitled to in any society irrespective of their race, gender or religion.
Income and Wealth Disparities: This issue focuses on the unequal distribution of income and wealth within the society.
Discrimination and Prejudice: This issue concerns the unequal treatment that people receive based on their ethnicity, race, gender or any other physical attributes.
Cultural Preservation: This issue concerns the need to protect and preserve cultural heritage from being lost and forgotten through urbanization and globalization.
- "Social inequality occurs when resources in a given society are distributed unevenly, typically through norms of allocation, that engender specific patterns along lines of socially defined categories of persons." - "The differentiation preference of access to social goods in the society is brought about by power, religion, kinship, prestige, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, and class."
- "It poses and creates a gender gap between individuals that limits the accessibility that women have within society."
- "Power, religion, kinship, prestige, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, and class."
- "Social inequality is linked to economic inequality, usually described on the basis of the unequal distribution of income or wealth."
- "The social rights include labor market, the source of income, health care, and freedom of speech, education, political representation, and participation."
- "Although merit matters to some degree in many societies, research shows that the distribution of resources in societies often follows hierarchical social categorizations of persons to a degree too significant to warrant calling these societies 'meritocratic'."
- "Young was concerned that the Tripartite System of education being practised in the United Kingdom at the time he wrote the essay considered merit to be 'intelligence-plus-effort' and that it would create an educated middle-class elite at the expense of the education of the working class, inevitably resulting in injustice and eventually revolution."
- "In many cases, social inequality is linked to racial and ethnic inequality, gender inequality, and other forms of social status."
- "The most common metric for comparing social inequality in different nations is the Gini coefficient, which measures the concentration of wealth and income in a nation from 0 (evenly distributed wealth and income) to 1 (one person has all wealth and income)."
- "Two nations may have identical Gini coefficients but dramatically different economic (output) and/or quality of life, so the Gini coefficient must be contextualized for meaningful comparisons to be made."