Dear Swainy,
Social Inequality is defined by "Advocates for Youth" like that:
"What Is Social Inequality?
[...] societies usually offer citizens unequal access to education,
career opportunities, money, and power. Some individuals?due to
cultural identity, gender, skin color, national origin, or sexual
orientation, among other attributes?have greater and easier access to
a society?s resources than do others. In discussing inequitable power
and resource distribution, social scientists usually use privilege to
indicate preferred access to power and resources. They use oppression
to indicate barriers to power and resources.
Every person has more than a single cultural identity and, thus, in
different situations, varied experiences of privilege or oppression.
For example, while a heterosexual African American young man may be
unable to shop in some stores without being harassed by security, he
can usually publicly, and without fear, display his affection for his
female partner. At the same time, a white, gay male may be able to
shop without being followed around by security but can seldom publicly
and fearlessly display his affection for his male partner. True
cultural competence demands an understanding of social inequalities
and how they affect individuals and communities."
(SOURCE: Jonathan Stacks, "Cultural Competence and Social Justice: A
Partnership for Change", Advocates for Youth
<http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/transitions/transitions1503_8.htm>).
Another good explanation of social inequality could be found at Jenna
Hennebry's article on the subject:
What exactly is inequality?
<http://www.jennahennebry.com/whatineq.html>
There are several strategies a police force could adopt. It could
educate the policemen about social minorities and marginalised groups.
It could also adopt a "community policing" attitude, that would build
trust in socially deprived areas.
You could read more about it at:
MacDonald, John M. (with Karen F. Parker and Geoffrey P. Alpert).
?Social Inequality and Police Use of Force.? American Sociological
Association meetings,section on Crime, Law, and Deviance, Anaheim, CA
2001
Greenburg, D. F., R. C. Kessler, and Collin Loftin. (1985). ?Social
Inequality and Crime Control.? Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
76: 684-704.
I hope this answered your question. I searched the web for "social
inequality" to find the answer. Please contact me if you need any
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