Problem
Human inequality
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Dependence on inequality Nature:
Whereas within the advanced economies the trend has been towards greater economic and social equality, in the developing world development is tending to create new economic and social inequalities. In a general way, the developed countries are more egalitarian than the undeveloped because all classes of the population are better integrated into economic and social life, whereas in the less developed countries the obstacles to equality in education and the many forms of discrimination prevent certain groups from competing equitably with the others.
Background:
The impulse to inequality that leads to discrimination is ancient in its origins. From the earliest periods of human existence, groups developed prejudices towards others and then, in their attempts to increase economic wealth, political power, or cultural and social prestige, discriminated against those whom they regarded as different or somehow inferior and thus not entitled to equal treatment.
Broader Problems:
Inequality Narrower Problems:
ElitismHuman dependenceSocial inequalityGender inequalityHealth inequalitiesHuman physical differenceInequality of opportunityAccumulation of privilegesObsolete deliberative systemsUnequal property distributionOverriding individual differencesMaldistribution of energy consumptionUnequal distribution of fame and honoursUnequal distribution of goods and servicesInequality induced by remote sensing systemsInequality-inducing effects of communications mediaArea disparities in book production and distributionAccentuated inequality between rural and urban development Strategies:
Using inequalityReducing human inequality References:
Béteille, André: Equality and Inequality: theory and practiceLewis, Michael: The Culture of InequalityBerthoud, Richard: Disadvantages of Inequality: a study of social deprivation Subject(s):
Mankind → HumanSocietal Problems → Dependence
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
A: Abstract Fundamental Problems Date of last update
08.02.2022 – 06:53 CET