Question

Social inequality is a structured aspect of contemporary life that means _______.
inequality occurs in a random fashion
inequalities are passed from generation to generation
inequality is regulated by the government
social inequality is a natural phenomenon

Answer 1

Answer:

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. It is the differentiation preference of access of social goods in the society brought about by power, religion, kinship, prestige, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, and class. Social inequality usually implies to the lack of equality of outcome, but may alternatively be conceptualized in terms of the lack of equality of access to opportunity.