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Lesson 9 Government Programs and Suggestions in Addressing Social Inequalities

The document discusses social inequality and government programs to address it. It defines social inequality as the uneven distribution of wealth and opportunities across society. The government recognizes social inequality as a challenge and formulates programs and policies to support reducing inequality in different sectors such as education, healthcare, and employment. Examples of initiatives include increasing spending on infrastructure and social services in poorer regions to close economic gaps between rich and poor areas.

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Lesson 9 Government Programs and Suggestions in Addressing Social Inequalities

The document discusses social inequality and government programs to address it. It defines social inequality as the uneven distribution of wealth and opportunities across society. The government recognizes social inequality as a challenge and formulates programs and policies to support reducing inequality in different sectors such as education, healthcare, and employment. Examples of initiatives include increasing spending on infrastructure and social services in poorer regions to close economic gaps between rich and poor areas.

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Lesson 9

GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMS AND
SUGGESTIONS IN
ADDRESSING SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES
UCSP
WHAT IS SOCIAL INEQUALITY?

The best description of what social inequality is


the uneven distribution of wealth in our
country, where few rich people had more, and
the less fortunate people have less in life.
WHAT IS SOCIAL INEQUALITY?

We often structure society by the way we divide people through


different social classes.
Labeling the society as the upper class, middle class and the lower or
working class.
These classes were often made on the basis of their jobs and income.
One thing that we know is that as they go up in a social ladder, they
often have better access to education, healthcare, and other
services such as housing, electricity, technology, clean water, and
good nutrition.
WHAT IS SOCIAL INEQUALITY?

One of the best examples of social inequality


brought about by this structured are felt by
our minority group of people.
They tend to have greater degree of inequality
experienced as manifested by their lower
income, lower education opportunities, reduce
access to healthcare
WHAT IS SOCIAL INEQUALITY?

Aside from our minorities, very poor people also


experience greater social disadvantages.
Social inequality was also very evident in gender to, we
know that being female carries with them certain
disadvantages to social equality and that female always
experience differences in terms of pay from their work,
and were not given equal opportunities to be promoted to
higher positions in a private company or public institutions
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WE
HAVE HIGH RATES OF SOCIAL
INEQUALITY?

People might feel that they are socially


excluded and politically disempowered.
This feeling may potentially create a
combination of things which can lead to civil
unrest and may tempt people to do criminal
activities.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

The prevalence of social inequality in any


society is cannot be dismissed.
In fact, President Obama (2013) said inequality
is “the defining challenge of our time.”
It has been part of us and is ever growing and
expanding as time goes by.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

Social inequality can be described as a


state of social affairs where there is a
difference in opportunity, status, and
treatment among members of a given
society.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

As Lee and Rawls (2010) assert it, it is more


than just a case of geographic difference.
While persons from economically advantaged
backgrounds have always gone to college at
higher rates than their less-privileged peers,
these gaps have expanded since the 1980s.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

However pervasive these inequalities might be,


though, it could still be addressed.
The government, having identified these
inequalities, tries to formulate viable projects
and initiatives to support research on
programs, policies, and practices that reduce
inequality in different sectors of the society.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

It extends to many areas like youth


development, reflecting disparities in arenas
beyond education such as mental health,
criminal justice, and workforce development
(Alegria, Vallas, and Pumariega 2010; Fader,
Kurlychek, and Morgan 2014; Schwartz,
Ferguson, and Symonds 2010).
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

The cry of the minority (any small group in


society that is different from the rest
because of their race, religion, or political
beliefs, or a person who belongs to such a
group) roots from the desire to achieve social
inclusion.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

Social inclusion is a fundamental principle of social


justice.
It is the process of improving the terms for individuals
and groups to take part in society” and “the process
of improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of
people, disadvantaged on the basis of their identity,
to take part in society” (World Bank, 2013, pp. 3-4).
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

In the Philippines, for instance, the gap


between rich and poor regions widens even
more.
To address this, the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) calls for
higher spending on infrastructure and social
services.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

In 2019, Socioeconomic Planning


Undersecretary Adoracion Navarro said the
inequality in gross regional domestic product
(GRDP) per capita, or the average income of
people in a region, has widened from 2009 to
2018, according to data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

The richest among all regions is the National Capital


Region (NCR), where the GRDP per capita as of 2018
stood at P253,893, a 40% jump from the P181,748 in
2009.
The poorest is the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM), with its GRDP per capita barely
improving from P14,052 in 2009 to P14,657 in 2018.
THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES

This is just one of the many social


inequalities identified by the government
which are either already addressed with
existing programs or are still being studied
for possible formulation of viable projects.
GOVERNMENT INITIATED
PROGRAMS
GOVERNMENT INITIATED
PROGRAMS
GOVERNMENT INITIATED
PROGRAMS
GOVERNMENT INITIATED
PROGRAMS
GOVERNMENT INITIATED
PROGRAMS

Despite these, although people recognize that no


single program or project could actually lead to
major changes, the government should still assure
that the measures it is taking are toward
approaches, programs, policies, and practices
that work to reduce prevailing inequality in the
country.
GOVERNMENT INITIATED
PROGRAMS

Despite these, although people recognize that no


single program or project could actually lead to
major changes, the government should still assure
that the measures it is taking are toward
approaches, programs, policies, and practices
that work to reduce prevailing inequality in the
country.

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