Wealth and Poverty in Sikhism
... Sikh tradition emerged and developed in the context of a caste-ridden social structure in which individual status was ascribed on the basis of one’s birth into a particular caste. There was no significant social interaction between members of different caste groups. Moreover, the material capital of ...
... Sikh tradition emerged and developed in the context of a caste-ridden social structure in which individual status was ascribed on the basis of one’s birth into a particular caste. There was no significant social interaction between members of different caste groups. Moreover, the material capital of ...
Transcript of Egalitarianism: old and new
... dynamism, were not strong on job creation and what you need to do to create a competitive economy in the modern world. Thatcherism was the other way round. It was pretty strong on competitiveness, on making the economy more competitive and indeed the British economy did become more competitive durin ...
... dynamism, were not strong on job creation and what you need to do to create a competitive economy in the modern world. Thatcherism was the other way round. It was pretty strong on competitiveness, on making the economy more competitive and indeed the British economy did become more competitive durin ...
Gender justice: capabilities or primary goods?
... evaluations lead to different treatment of men and women in the labour market. And while each of these biases may be small, they accumulate and result in significant gender inequalities in pay, promotion, power, and so forth. It is not difficult to see how gender norms and stereotypes affect a pers ...
... evaluations lead to different treatment of men and women in the labour market. And while each of these biases may be small, they accumulate and result in significant gender inequalities in pay, promotion, power, and so forth. It is not difficult to see how gender norms and stereotypes affect a pers ...
Lecture 13
... Inequalities are permitted only if the less well off will benefit from them. (‘Maximin’ principle) Examples of inequality: 1) Income and wealth 2) Positions of power in hierarchical organizations ...
... Inequalities are permitted only if the less well off will benefit from them. (‘Maximin’ principle) Examples of inequality: 1) Income and wealth 2) Positions of power in hierarchical organizations ...
Contemporary Theories of Justice
... emerge in wealth and social standing. They are inevitable. A true egalitarian society (everyone truly equal in all things) is not possible. But, this will still be a just society as long as the people at the top of the heap are there based on merit (skill, effort or contribution). It may be unfortun ...
... emerge in wealth and social standing. They are inevitable. A true egalitarian society (everyone truly equal in all things) is not possible. But, this will still be a just society as long as the people at the top of the heap are there based on merit (skill, effort or contribution). It may be unfortun ...
Chapter Nine: Welfare and Social Justice
... to develop governmental, legal, and cultural institutions which enable them to help themselves But no further obligations ...
... to develop governmental, legal, and cultural institutions which enable them to help themselves But no further obligations ...
Chapter Nine: Welfare and Social Justice
... culture that has brought nations together physically and symbolically ...
... culture that has brought nations together physically and symbolically ...
Social inequality
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. Economic inequality, usually described on the basis of the unequal distribution of income or wealth, is a frequently studied type of social inequality. Though the disciplines of economics and sociology generally use different theoretical approaches to examine and explain economic inequality, both fields are actively involved in researching this inequality. However, social and natural resources other than purely economic resources are also unevenly distributed in most societies and may contribute to social status. Norms of allocation can also affect the distribution of rights and privileges, social power, access to public goods such as education or the judicial system, adequate housing, transportation, credit and financial services such as banking and other social goods and services.While many societies worldwide hold that their resources are distributed on the basis of merit, research shows that the distribution of resources often follows delineations that distinguish different social categories of persons on the basis of other socially defined characteristics. For example, social inequality is linked to racial inequality, gender inequality, and ethnic inequality as well as other status characteristics.