Social inequality Social inequality Affirmative action ( U.S. English), or positive discrimination ( British English), is a policy or a program promoting the representation in various systems of people of a group who have traditionally been discriminated against, with the aim of creating a more egalitarian society. This typically focuses on education, employment, health care, or social welfare. ...more on Wikipedia about "Affirmative action"
A dominant minority is a group that has overwhelming political, economic or cultural dominance in a country or region despite representing a small fraction of the overall population (a demographic minority). The term is most commonly used to refer to a racial, national, religious or other minority group that holds disproportionate power. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dominant minority"
A gender difference is a disparity between genders involving quality or quantity. Though some gender differences are controversial, they are not to be confused with sexist stereotypes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gender differences"
"Model minority" refers to a minority ethnic, racial, or religious group whose members stereotypically achieve a higher degree of success than the population average. This success is typically in income, education, and related factors such as low crime rate and high family stability. ...more on Wikipedia about "Model minority"
Petit-bourgeois or Anglicised petty bourgeois is a French term that originally referred to the members of the lower middle social-classes in the 18th and early 19th centuries. They were seen as servants of the bourgeois class who in turn were seen as servants of the aristocracy. In the context of a perceived oppressive system, the bourgeoisie denoted a label of someone in collaboration with the ruling aristocracy's lieutenants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Petite bourgeoisie"
The term race referring to humans is commonly used to distinguish a population of humans from other populations; the biological term race does however not apply to the differences inside the race homo sapiens sapiensis. The most widely used human racial categories are based on visible traits (especially skin color and facial features), genes, and self-identification. Conceptions of race, as well as specific racial groupings, vary by culture and time and are often controversial due to their impact on social identity and hence identity politics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Race"
In Marxian political economics, the ruling class refers to that segment or class of society that has the most economic and political power. Under capitalism, the ruling class -- the capitalists or bourgeoisie -- consists of those who own and control the means of production and thus are able to dominate and exploit the working class, getting them to labor enough to produce surplus-value, the basis for profits, interest, and rent (property income). This property income can be used to accumulate more power, to extend class domination further. The economic power of the ruling class gives it extraordinary political power, so that state or government policies almost always reflect the perceived interests of that class. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ruling class" www.shortopedia.com - now!
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