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Suggest Ways to Address Social

Inequalities

LESSON: Response to Social Inequalities

One important dimension of social stratification is inequality. Inequality is the


unequal access to scarce goods or resources. It is found in most, if not all,
societies. It is a question of how unequal a society is and what the bases of
inequality are.
Social ranking likewise involves gender, ethnicity, and those underprivileged
sectors of society such as persons with disability. Minority refers to any category
of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart
and consider as subordinate members of society.
DIRECTIONS: WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR UCSP NOTEBOOK.
Gender Inequality
Gender is an important dimension of social stratification. Gender is the meaning a culture
attaches to being female or male. Gender stratification is the unequal distribution of wealth,
power, and privilege between men and women.
We are all influenced by gender and everyone is affected by gender inequality. Gender norms (or
rules) tell us what is appropriate for girls and for boys, women and men to do in our society.
Gender roles and stereotypes impact individuals throughout their lives. Gender inequality
affects everyone, including men. Stereotypes or ‘rules’ about how women and men, girls and
boys should begin in childhood and follow us through to adulthood. Gender stereotypes affect
children's sense of self from a young age also gender stereotypes affect behaviour, study choices,
ambitions and attitudes about relationships. Not everyone experiences inequality the same way.
The situation is worse, and often different, for people who face more than one type of
discrimination. Boys and men suffer too. Ideas about what it means to be
a man force boys and men to behave in very limited ways which can harm them. Negative
masculinities encouraged in boys serve to perpetuate the cycle of discrimination and inequality.
Denying people the freedom to choose their path in life because of their gender prevents them
from fulfilling their full potential. There are lots we can do to help build a more gender-equal
world. Understanding the deep roots of gender inequality and challenging gender inequality
when we see
it are the first steps.
How can I call out gender inequality when I see it?
1. Speak out about your own experiences It’s important, if you feel comfortable, to call out
your own experiences of gender inequality. This could be highlighting sexist remarks made by
your
friends or peers or reporting harassment on regardless of places. It’s important to note that there
are dangers associated with calling others out on their behaviour. People may not like to have
their viewpoints challenged; they may react in a negative or aggressive way, so if your instincts
tells you that a situation is too risky, your own safety is the priority. Often the best course of
action when discrimination isExperienced is to alert an authority figure in a particular place such
as a
member of staff on public transport, or where relevant your teacher or your boss. The more they
are made aware these issues are happening, the more they’ll be encouraged to step in and be part
of the solution.
2. Call out discrimination in the media and advertising
Mass media is a primary agent of socialization, if you come across stories
that portray gender inequalities, write to advertisers, marketers and media
outlets.
• Are there gender stereotypes in your textbooks at school?
• Does an advert in your city objectify women?
• Does a film you’ve watched promotes gender inequalities?
Find out who is responsible and write to them to let them know your
thoughts. Also - vote with your feet. Don’t support entertainment that is
disrespectful to gender equality and doesn’t represent their true power,
potential, talent and diversity.
3. Support other campaigners
A great way to make a big effect in the pursuit of gender equality is to join
with others. Seek out local campaign groups. Join or set up school
societies for gender equality. There is strength in numbers - more voices
tackling a particular issue means they are more likely to be heard. Helping
to raise the profile of campaigns by other marginalized groups is a vital
part of ending discrimination thereby promoting equality.
4. It’s OK to not challenge discrimination every time you see it
As mentioned above, sometimes calling out discrimination can carry risks.
It’s not your job alone to fix the world. Just changing how we relate with
others, and demanding that others do the same, will not end gender
inequality. Lasting change will only happen if the institutions that affect
our lives also change. Don’t feel defeated by these big obstacles - each
small achievement is an extra step towards our shared goal.

Social Stratification and Ethnicity


Race is a social division that is based on physical attributes. Ethnicity is a
social division that is based on cultural aspects. Ethnicity is a shared
cultural heritage based on common ancestry, language, or religion that
gives a group people a distinctive social identity. However, people of a particular ethnicity can be
a target of prejudice, just like those of aparticular social class, sex, sexual orientation, age,
political affiliation, or physical disability. Prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about a
category of people. A related concept, discrimination, is the unequal treatment of various
categories of people. Prejudice refers to attitudes while discrimination involves actions. Both
prejudice and discrimination can be either positive (favorable views, providing special
advantages) or negative (unfavorable views, creating obstacles). Also, these biases may be built
into the operation of society’s institutions such as schools, hospitals, the police, and the
workplace. This is referred to as institutional prejudice and discrimination. Meanwhile, racism,
in general terms, consists of conduct or words or practices which advantage or disadvantage
people because of their color, culture or ethnic origin. Its more subtle forms are as damaging as
its overt form. Institutionalized racism can be defined as the collective failure of an organization
to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their color, culture or
ethnic origin.
It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes and behaviour which amount to discrimination
through unwitting prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping which
disadvantages people from ethnic minorities. Racist incidents and harassment can take place in
any institution, regardless of the numbers of pupils from different ethnic backgrounds within it.
The fight against racism begins with being informed. Identifying manifestation of racism and
how it can be countered will impact on our present social stratification and bring change,
especially on those who are its victims. As learners we should be aware of all avenues where
Racism is to be found, in the workplace, in education, in health care and in the courts, in the
media and the Internet.
Social Stratification and the Differently able Person
Over 650 million people around the world live with disabilities. In every region of the world, in
every country, persons with disabilities often live on the margins of society, deprived of some of
life’s fundamental experiences. They have little hope of going to school, getting a job, having
their own home, creating a family and raising their children, socializing or voting.Persons with
disabilities make up the world’s largest and most disadvantaged minority. The numbers,
according to the UN handbook “From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities”, are damning: 20% of the world’s poorest people are with disabilities, 98% of
children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school, around a third of the
world’s street children live with disabilities, and the literacy rate for adults with disabilities is as
low as 3%, and 1% for women with disabilities in some countries.

Social inequality
is prevalent in terms of Gender, Ethnicity, and to the person with disabilities. These sectors of
society are the Minority which is referred to as
any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart
and subordinates. Social inequality affects everyone, and not everyone experiences inequality
the same way. These experience impact individuals throughout their lives.Combating social
inequalities require the multifaceted approach and with collaboration of members of society
across different walks of life.

DIRECTIONS: WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR UCSP NOTEBOOK.


Short Quiz: Multiple Choices.
DIRECTIONS: Encircle your response that best answer the questions or
statement. ( NO NEED TO COPY, JUST ANSWER DIRECTLY)
1. Which is not true about gender?
A. Gender is a battle for equality for women.
B. Gender is a culture attaches to being female or male
C. Gender is an important dimension of social stratification
D. We are all influenced by gender and everyone is affected by gender
inequality.
2. Which statement refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, power, and
privilege between men and women?
A. gender bias
B. gender roles
C. gender norms
D. gender stratification
3. What cultural orientation that denotes what is appropriate for girls and for
boys, women and men to do in our society?
A. gender bias
B. gender roles
C. gender norms
D. gender stratification
4. Which is not true to Gender Stereotypes?
A. Everyone experiences inequality the same way.
B. Gender Stereotypes impact individuals throughout their lives.
C. Gender Stereotypes affect children's sense of self from a young age.
D. Gender stereotypes affect behaviour, study choices, ambitions and
attitudes about relationship

5. What is a social division that is based on physical attributes.


A. Race
B. Gender
C. Ethnicity
D. Differently able individual
6. Which ssocial division that is based on cultural aspects?
A. Race
B. Gender
C. Ethnicity
D. Differently able individual
7. What refers to attitudes, rigid and unfair generalization about a category of
people?
A. Racism
B. Prejudice,
C. Discrimination
D. Social Stratification
8. Which of the following social inequalities that refers to actions and
unequal treatment of various categories of people.
A. Racism
B. Prejudice,
C. Discrimination
D. Social Stratification
9. Which of the following social subdivisions that refers to biases built into
the operation of society’s institutions such as workplace, schools,
hospitals, and law enforcement
A. Social Stratification
B. Social Mobilization
C. Institutionalized Racism
D. Institutional Prejudice and Discrimination
10.Which of the following social inequalities that consists of conduct, words
or practices which advantage or disadvantage people because of their
color, culture or ethnic origin.
A. Racism
B. Prejudice,
C. Discrimination
D. Social Stratification
11.Which of the following concept best defined as the collective failure of an
organization to provide an appropriate and professional service to people
because of their color, culture or ethnic origin.
A. Social Mobilization
B. Social Stratification
C. Institutionalized Racism
D. Institutional Prejudice and Discrimination
12.Which is not true in the statements below?
A. Persons with disabilities often live on the margins of society.
B. Persons with disabilities receive special treatment in society
C. Persons with disabilities are deprived of some of life’s fundamental
experiences.
D. Persons with disabilities make up the world’s largest and most
disadvantaged minority.
13.What refers to the unequal access to scarce goods or resources?
A. Poverty
B. Inequality
C. Social Ranking
D. Social Stratification
14.What is the category of people distinguished by physical or cultural
difference that a society sets apart and consider as subordinate.
A. Minority
B. Inequality
C. Social Ranking
D. Social Stratification
15.How can I call out gender inequality when I see it?
A. Speak out about your own experiences
B. Call out discrimination in the media and advertising
C. It’s OK to not challenge discrimination every time you see it
D. All of the above

THANK YOU AND ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY!


-CjBAULITA <3

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