Globalization, and demographic and climate change provide new opportunities for growth, but they also increase the risk of widening inequalities [1,2]. Social risks in today’s society, especially the newly emerging ones, are subject to intensive research [3,4,5]. Contrary to common social risk...
These inequalities are not inevitable. Solutions do exist and can be created with an eye to both effectiveness and cost containment. Policies can be implemented to locate and enroll individuals who are eligible for public programs, while eligibility for these programs can also be expanded to cast ...
It is logical to assume that for as long as human beings have existed in organized societies, so social inequality has presented itself within these societies as an obstacle to overcome, an instrument to exploit, or at the very least, a reality to accept. Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and ...
Education is certainly one of the chief mechanisms of social mobility in any society; it involves providing the child and young adult with the tools necessary to translate personal qualities and talents into productive activity. So inequalities in access to education constitute a central barrier to s...
No doubt, within football, there are many systems of inequalities operating—including but not limited to race, economics, prestige, worker’s rights, and I could go on. However, I grew up under the Friday night lights of Texas and have always lived in big football towns. As such, I ...
In addition, the retention and development of cultural programs reduce social exclusion, increase the well-being of urban residents, and encourage participation in community life (Evans, 2005). This dimension contributes to social sustainability by mitigating internal social inequalities and excluding ...
Very wealthy people influence political and societal processes by wielding their economic power through foundations, lobbying groups, media campaigns, as investors and employers. Because personality shapes goals, attitudes, and behaviour, it is important
The inequalities of social class are rooted deep within our history. They extend, in fact, all the way back to the years before the American Revolution. It was only with the pronouncement of our independence, however, that these continued inequalities became most vividly contrasted against the ...
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