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Understanding Culture, Society, and Politics Second Quarter LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET DehED UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS Name: Grade Level: Section: Date: LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET ‘SOCIAL INEQUALITY Social inequality is a state characterized by the existence of unequal ‘opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society. It is a condition that contains structured and recurrent pattems of uneven distributions of goods, wealth and resources. Social inequality results from a society organized by hierarchies of class, race, and gender that unequally distributes access to resources and rights. ‘Without equal opportunities, systemic patterns of discrimination and exclusion prevent the poor and disadvantaged groups from accessing economic, political and social resources, resulting in inequality traps — and the persistence of inequality across generations. Hence, social inequality is a complex problem. However, itean be addressed by various programs and initiatives of the government with the help of non- governmental organizations working together to ensure that opportunities are more readily available for the nation’s poorest people. Executive Order No. 5, s. 2016 (EO 5) adopted the national long-term vision or ‘AmBisyon Natin 2040 as a guide for development planning. EO 5 further states that all development plans until 2040 will be anchored on the long-term vision and that these will emphasize the centrality of the Filipino people and their aspirations in the planning, design, and implementation of government interventions for a matatag, maginhawa, at panatag na buhay para sa lahat (strongly-rooted, comfortable, and ‘secure life for all). The following are government programs to address social inequality based on the government's long-term vision: (On Peace and Order Mamamayang Ayaw sa Anomalya, Mamamayang Ayaw sa lligal na Droga (MASA-MASID) This project of the Department of the Interior and Local Government aims to heighten community involvement by mobilizing the support of local stakeholders, volunteers, civic organizations, faith- based organizations, and the private sectors in the fight against illegal

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