Abstract:Social inequality, defined as “unequal rewards and opportunities for different individuals within a group or groups within a society” is multi-dimensional, including legal status, opportunities and outcomes, and different sociological perspectives approach it differently (Scott, 2014, p. 352). Inequalities of access to opportunities and resources have deeper structural inequalities—social class, gender, locality, etc.—underneath (Hamnett, 2019). These structural inequalities are reproduced through social syste… Show more
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