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Social Inequality
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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
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social inequality is found in almost every society
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social inequality is shaped by a range of structural factors, such as:
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geographical location
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citizenship status,
and are often underpinned by cultural discourses and identities defining, for example, whether the poor are 'deserving' or 'undeserving'
Social inequality can be classified into:
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