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• Social inequality is the difference in the distribution of social desirables such as wealth, power, and prestige.
• Social inequality also refers to the unequal opportunities of individuals based on their social class or status.
• The term developmental disability is often used as a synonym or euphemism for intellectual disability, but it also encompasses many congenital medical conditions that have no mental or intellectual component.
• Any disability that results in problems with growth and development is referred to as a developmental disability.
• Developmental disabilities include autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
• Gender inequality is discrimination on the basis of sex or gender.
• Gender inequality also refers to social norms regarding expectations and access to resources and opportunities, with lifelong consequences in their homes, schools, and communities.
• The emphasis on gender inequality is born out of the deepening division in the roles assigned to men and women.
• Racial or ethnic inequality is the unequal treatment and opportunities between racial and ethnic categories within a society, often established based on characteristics such as skin color and other physical characteristics or an individual’s place of origin or culture.
• Economic inequality is the difference in the distribution of income and wealth between individuals, households, and groups.
• Economic inequality also refers to the unequal opportunities of individuals based on their social class or status.
• Global inequality refers to the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities between countries, often established based on factors such as GDP per capita, life expectancy, and education levels.
• Discrimination is when a person is treated disfavourably or when a person's dignity is violated due to their race, sex, religion, or other protected characteristic.
• Discrimination can also be defined as the act of denying equal treatment and keeping individuals in a lower status by the dominant members of the society.
• Global inequality and international inequality refer to economic differences between countries, with areas of global inequality in society today being gender, wealth and employment, health and education.
• Racism is the thinking that one’s own race is superior and has the right to control or direct others.
• An industrialized country has a mature and sophisticated economy, usually measured by gross domestic product (GDP) and/or average income per resident.
• Scapegoating is a situation when people encounter problems that they do not know how to solve, often feeling frustrated, and one that bears the blame for others.
• Countries that are part of the “third world” are generally characterized by high rates of poverty, economic and/or political instability, and high mortality rates.
• Economic inequality, usually described on the basis of the unequal distribution of income or wealth, is a frequently studied type of social inequality.
• Developed countries have advanced technological infrastructure and have diverse industrial and service sectors.
• Norms of allocation can also affect the distribution of rights and privileges, social power, access to public goods such as education or the judicial system, adequate housing, transportation, credit and financial services such as banking and other social goods and services.
• A developing country is a country with a relatively low standard of living, undeveloped industrial base, and moderate to low Human Development Index (HDI).
• First world countries are often characterized by prosperity, democracy, and stability, with a high literacy rate, free enterprise, and the rule of law being common characteristics.
• Examples of first world countries include the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
• Traditional roles such as “mother and housewife” for women, and “father and provider” for men are examples of ethnocentrism.
• Developed nations have strong economies, advanced technology, and high standards of living.
• A contributing factor to income inequality in the Philippines is the taxation system for it focuses on consumption taxes which are based on how much a person consumes or purchases, regardless of income.
• Ethnocentrism is the belief that our own nation, race or group is the best.
• The law prohibits six forms of discrimination: direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, inadequate accessibility, harassment, sexual harassment, and instructions to discriminate.
• Sensory disability is an impairment of one of the senses.
• Disability is the result of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional development or some combination of these.
• Examples of physical impairments include heart impairment, back impairment, cystic fibrosis.
• A disability may be present from birth or may happen during a person’s lifetime.
• People with a disability come in different sizes, shapes, sex, color, and culture just as we all do.
• Vision impairment is vision loss of a person resulting from disease, trauma or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means such as refractive correction, medication or surgery.
• Physical disability is an impairment which limits the physical function of limbs, fine bones or gross motor ability.
• Disability is a condition caused by genetics or disease, accident, trauma, which may hamper a person’s mental, sensory or mobility functions to carry out or perform a task in the same way as a person who does not have a disability.
• Intellectual disability is characterized by difficulty attending, difficulty with memory tasks, and difficulty generalizing knowledge.
• A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual and perceived by the majority of society as being outside of normal development or cultural expectations.