Inequality and Power Flashcards

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What does social inequality mean?

When some people or groups have more money, power, or chances than others.

The ability to make others do something, even if they do not want to.

Power that people accept as fair and right.

Power is the ability to control. Authority is power that people accept.

How society is split into layers of unequal groups.

Social class, gender, ethnicity, and age.

A system where men have more power than women.

Unfair treatment of people because of their group, such as gender or ethnicity.

A negative idea or feeling about a group, held before you know the facts.

A group with less power in society. It is not always smaller in number.

Income is money you get, like wages or benefits. Wealth is what you own, like savings or a house.

Difference is just variety between people. Inequality is when those differences mean some people get more than others.