class inequality
Wealth determines status
Class inequality refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, opportunity, and social standing among groups in a society.
It encompasses differences in income, education, healthcare access, and political influence based on one's economic position.
The term often implies these disparities are systemic rather than individual: Class inequality has widened over the past forty years.
Related concepts include class mobility and class struggle.
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
- silver spoonSymbol of inherited wealth
- povertySevere lack of resources
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
disparity · wage gap · income gap · stratification · elite · bourgeoisie · private school · gated community · proletariat · hierarchy · mobility · caste · social ladder · divide · oppression · exploitation · inheritance · gated
- social classstratum, bourgeoisie, proletariat, underclass, elite
class inequalityclasslessness
Lack of social hierarchy
economic equality · social equality · egalitarianism · classless society · income equality
class inequalitymeritocracy
Advancement through demonstrated ability
equal opportunity · equality of opportunity · social mobility · level playing field · open society
class, inequality, classes, classed, classing, classy, classless, classic, classical