Government programs

and initiatives in
addressing Social
Inequalities
SOCIAL INEQUALITY

• occurs when resources in a given society are distributed

unevenly, typically through norms of allocation, that
engender specific patterns along lines of socially defined
categories of persons.
SOCIAL INEQUALITY

• It is the differentiation preference of access of social

goods in the society brought about by power, religion,
kinship, prestige, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual
orientation, and class.
SOCIAL INEQUALITY

• is one the dimension of stratification that

concerns the gap between the rich and the
poor.
MAJOR EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL
INEQUALITY
• Gender
• Ethnic
• Healthcare
• Global Inequality or International
GENDER INEQUALITY

• is born out of the deepening division in the

roles assigned to men and women.
ETHNIC INEQUALITY
• is the result of hierarchical social distinctions between
racial and ethnic categories within a society often
established based on the characteristics such as skin
color and other physical characteristics or an individual ‘s
place or origin or culture.
GLOBAL INEQUALITY OR
INTERNATIONAL
• refers to economic differences between
countries It refers to the unequal distribution
of scarce resources and value across
territories .
HEALTHCARE

• defined as differences in health status or in

the distribution of health determinants
between different population groups.
REVISIT OR RECALL YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. When was the last time you experienced “hunger” due to lack of
provisions (e.g., money, resources) to buy food?
2. What actions did you take to satisfy your hunger?
3. Did you ask for help from anyone (e.g., family members, close
friends, government organization, non-government
organizations) to address the concern? Why or why not?
4. Did anyone extend help?
5. What is the action of the government to solve the problem on
hunger?