Sociology, asked by chawlaharman7226, 5 months ago

Discuss why unequal access to basic services amount to social injustice.At least four points may be used for this discussion

Answers

Answered by Anonymous
104

Answer:

because some basic services are inherently necessary for a decent living. housing, education, healthcare, water, transport, electricity, etc. these things are necessary to live. when certain people or communities don’t have access to these basic services, the result will most likely be death or extreme poverty

with the abundance of resources available in the world today, there is more than enough to provide for every human being on earth. however, the accumulation of wealth and resources coupled with the concept of doing things for profit, people will be denied access to these basic services because of the effective cost and the loss of profit. homelessness in the US could end with ~20 billion dollars. world hunger could be solved with ~40 billion dollars. solving these issues would be an immense benefit to the human condition and human life, and doing things for the prosperity of humanity is what society and community is about (note: socialism, communism). right now, Jeff Bezos is worth over 100 billion dollars. he could easily end homelessness in America, he could easily end world hunger. but he chooses not to because there is no profit to be made and there is no personal incentive (selfishness, I above we) to do so. I’m not saying he is required to do this, but I’m simply putting things in perspective about how easily these horrific issues could be resolved and we choose not to do so.

so when someone sees Kylie Jenner worth a billion dollars for nothing (she is not self made) while cities in America don’t have clean drinking water and people die from lack of healthcare, it brings up questions about the system in which we live. this is a social injustice because society has declined directly due to this. “this” being the accumulation of wealth and resources and valuing profit over community

Who is the best teacher for sociology for the UPSC optional preparation in Delhi?

Short Answer: Pranay Aggarwal Sir is best! Detailed answer: Friends, pardon my longish answer but I wanna be as honest in my assessment as possible. So, here is my story with him: I joined Sociology regular batch by Pranay Aggarwal sir at IAS Gurukul in 2017. There were around 22 students

Why is unequal access to the basic services regarded as a social injustice?

What is unequal access to basic services?

How does unequal access to basic services contribute to poverty?

What are four ways unequal access to basic services can be considered as social injustice?

What is the South African Government doing to promote equal access to the basic services? What are any three basic services?

What is the South African government doing to promote equal access to basic services?

How would you critically discuss this statement, "unequal access to basic services is responsible for various criminal activities in South Africa"?

Is unequal access to basic services a reason enough to commit a crime in South Africa?

Is unequal access to basic services responsible for various criminal activities in South Africa?

How do people defeat the achievement of ideals of social justice by the manner in which they access and use free basic services provided by the South African government?

What are three possible feelings that a person who has been subjected to violent crime may have?

Critically evaluate how some people defeat and frustrate the Achievement of the ideals of social justice by the manner in which they access and use free basic services provided by the South African Government?

Do some people defeat and frustrate the achievement of the ideals of social justice by the manner in which they access and use free basic services provided by the government?

How do some people defeat and frustrate the achievement of the ideals of social justice by the manner in which they access and use free basic services provided by the South African government?

How is HIV/AIDS commonly spread in the context of unequal power relation leading to social injustices among married couples?

Explanation:

please mark as brainlist

Answered by vijayhalder031
19

Concept introduction:

The notion that everyone should have equal rights, opportunities, and treatment is the basis of social justice. Social inequality explained: Actions that violate a group's rights, limit their prospects, or treat them unfairly are referred to as social injustice.

Explanation:

Given that, unequal access to basic services amount to social injustice.

We have to find, reason behind unequal access to basic services amount to social injustice.

According to the question,

Unequal access to basic services give rise to following problems:

Economic injustice: To define economic injustice, one must first take into account the advantages that come to the rich. People who have acquired riches via work or inheritance are frequently better able to attend prestigious schools to receive a great education and network with people who may one day hire them or recommend them to those who can.

Racism: Another reason for social unfairness is racism. Racism arises when individuals are subjected to prejudice due to their race. Stereotyping, a behavior in which assumptions are made about entire groups of individuals, is frequently the foundation of racism.

Discrimination: There is a lot of covert discrimination. In the first case, Carson is unlikely to inform anybody that he won't recruit a green person because discrimination is prohibited in the United States. In order to prevent a person of a different race from moving into the area, a homeowner who falsely tells a prospective tenant that his house has already been rented is engaging in discrimination.

Unequal social status: People with unequal basic services have inequality in social status because they don't get access to same benefits as those of who are getting the benefit.

Final Answer:

Unequal access increases rage among people hence amounts to social injustice.

SPJ3

Similar questions