Lesson 5

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Learning Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

1. Discuss global inequality and identify its context across
different countries.
2. Make an analysis of the different types of social inequality in
the Philippines in terms of various factors.
 Have you ever wished
that you were born in a
more privileged country?
What’s Your Thoughts?

The world is an unequal place. It means

that not everybody has the same access
to the same rights, opportunities, or quality
of life.
Life Expectancy Across Countries
Country Average Life Expectancy
Japan 85
South Korea 83
United States 79
China 77
Philippines 71
India 70
Nigeria 55

Source: Worldometer
 Question:

What are the factors that make

life expectancy vary from one
country to another?
Why Life Expectancy Differ

1. It represents the average life

span of a newborn and is an
indicator of the overall health of
a country.
 Why Life Expectancy Differ

2. Life expectancy can fall

due to problems like
famine, war, disease and
poor health.
Why Life Expectancy Differ

3. The higher the life

expectancy, the better
shape a country is in.
Global Inequality

Global inequality is the unequal

distribution of income and opportunity
between different groups in society. It is
a concern in almost all countries
around the world and often people are
trapped in poverty with little chance to
climb up the social ladder.
Global Inequality

The extent of global

inequality – it is not
who you are, but
where you are.
Societal Inequality: The Philippines
• In the Philippines, where more than a quarter

of the country's population of more than 111

million lives below the poverty line, economic

and social inequality is a major problem.

• The Philippines has one of the highest rates of

income inequality in the world, and unless

action is taken, the gap will continue to widen.

Are these present in our country?
• Income inequality is how unevenly income is distributed

throughout a population. The less equal the distribution, the

higher income inequality is.

Income inequality is often accompanied

by wealth inequality, which is the uneven
distribution of wealth.
Are these present in our country?
• Political inequality is the difference brought about by the ability

to access governmental resources which therefore have no civic

equality. In treatment and responsibility differences, some people

benefit more and can quickly receive more privileges than

others.
Are these present in our country?
• Inequality of Opportunities occurs when people who are similarly

situated do not have the same access to a certain opportunity

due to their gender, place they were born, or ethnicity.

Example: When the late Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago was elected

as judge of the ICC. She said “It’s difficult for a Filipino to win an

international election.”
ACTIVITY:
Based on your observation, how does inequality happens based on:

1. Age

2. Profession

3. Wealth

4. Family Background
Lesson 5

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