SOC102H1 Lecture : SOC102 Tutorial 1 Questions.doc
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Inequality describes the state of being unequal or uneven. Some measure of inequality is normal, natural, and inevitable. People"s beleifs about class, race, gender, sexuality, and various other topics all shape the social organization of inequality. Many people also accept evident inequalities because they believe they have a good chance of moving up the social ladder. Equity or fair exchange: mandates the equivalence of outputs to inputs for all of the parties involved. Someone who works very hard should get a pay raise. By this reasoning, if everyone works hard then everyone should get a pay raise, and if no one works hard, well everyone continues to get paid the same amount of money or gets fired. Distributive justice: a fair allocation of resources, rights, and obligations across an entire category of contenders. Distributive justice allows for unequal outcomes, so long as they are justified by unequal inputs.
