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Inequality is like a spider’s web touching every part of society – from gender equality to housing to conflict – and when one strand is plucked, the effects reverberate through institutions, communities and the lives of individuals. In this article, we’ll explore 13 of the most significant ways inequality affects society: #1. Gender.
In recent decades, sociologists have generally avoided explicitly discussing the role of culture in processes of social inequality. We argue that the prevailing disciplinary theory of inequality, the framework laid out in Charles Tilly's Durable Inequality, necessarily relies on cognitive processes and cultural concepts. The four primary mechanisms driving inequality—exploitation ...
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 1 aims to reduce inequality within and among countries. This SDG calls for reducing inequalities in income as well as those based on: The goal also addresses inequalities, including those related to representation, migration and development assistance. Sustainable development cannot be achieved if ...
Jan 12, 2022 · Checchi (2003) provided support for the link between inequality and growth via borrowing constraints and showed evidence of a negative effect of inequality on access to secondary education. 27 Finally, using data from the United States for the period 1970–1990, Mayer (2001) found that the increase in inequality aggravates the gap in educational attainment between rich and poor children.
Feb 16, 2021 · Dr Bull's research interests include class and gender inequalities in classical music, character education and policy networks, and staff sexual misconduct in higher education. She is a co-founder of The 1752 Group, a lobby group and consultancy set up to address the issue of staff-student sexual harassment in higher education.
Mar 5, 2021 · However, the other key thing is that when culture relates sustainable development, the term culture is not the same for all, and the different “cultures” create inequality of cultures because political and historical situations affect them (Doyle and Stiglitz 2014). Thus, culture can also hinder sustainable development by generating uneven development and emulation effect.
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Jun 15, 2021 · At the same time, frame-shifting research is critical for building a foundation in the political culture that supports effectively designed inequality-reducing policies. 22 Despite the centrality of frame-shifting research in sociology, there is not overwhelming evidence in recent decades that, by itself, it produces a large impact on society regardless of the political party that controls the ...
