Definition of social inequality

Social inequality is a condition in which socially relevant goods are permanently and unequally
distributed. These goods are particularly relevant because they enable the goals of a fulfilled life. In
modern society, this can be, for example, living space or access to digital educational opportunities.
These goods can in turn be achieved through monetary means. Goods are considered to be absolutely
unequally distributed if they are regularly and completely unevenly distributed due to a social
structure of relationships. For example, such an unequal distribution can occur due to horrendous
salaries in certain occupational groups or the redistribution to productive assets and the resulting
pecuniary benefits.