- the unfair difference between groups of people in society, when some have more wealth, status or opportunities than others
- We need to tackle inequality of opportunity wherever we find it.
- economic inequalities between different areas
- Gender and racial inequality are still widespread throughout society.
Collocations RaceRaceRace and societysee also unequal- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality/civil rights/equal rights
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate/champion diversity/multiculturalism
- attack/criticize/oppose/reject multiculturalism
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- practise/promote (racial/religious) tolerance/integration
- exacerbate/widen/perpetuate/reinforce (racial/socio-economic) inequality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee (racial/political/religious) persecution
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism/Islamophobia
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight (blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic) racism
- perpetuate/defy (common/popular/traditional/negative) stereotypes
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- discriminate/be prejudiced/be biased against minority groups/minorities/people of colour
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1- Even in the age of compulsory school, inequalities in education have remained.
- Inequalities of income would lead to even greater inequalities in access to healthcare.
- Many sociologists have regarded education as central in perpetuating inequality.
- Sex inequality in pay reinforces class inequality.
- Some believe that education perpetuates inequality.
- The country has had some success in redressing racial inequalities.
- The introduction of school fees would create inequality between schools.
- The law merely serves to reinforce social inequalities.
- They can build a more harmonious society once inequality and exploitation are removed.
- economic inequality between men and women
- efforts to address class and gender inequalities and to rebalance power
- gender inequality in education
- inequalities based on racism and social class
- inequalities that exist in wealth and income
- the gross social inequalities of the past
- A new pattern of class inequality seems to be emerging.
- Growing inequality and poverty present a huge challenge to international agencies.
- Inequalities in health tend to reflect inequalities in income.
- The aim of universal benefits was to reduce inequality in British society.
- They believe that global inequalities are only increased by global capitalism.
- We need to examine the role of the education system in perpetuating social inequality.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- gross
- substantial
- …
- cause
- create
- lead to
- …
- exist
- arise from something
- be based on something
- …
- inequality between
- inequality in
- inequalities of power, wealth, etc.
- a pattern of inequality
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French inequalite, or from Latin inaequalitas, from in- ‘not’ + aequalis (from aequus ‘even, level, equal’).
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