When a system of social inequality is based on a hierarchy of groups, sociologists refer to it as what?

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Philip Sosa

31 October, 06:13

When a system of social inequality is based on a hierarchy of groups, sociologists refer to it as what?

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Yasmin Short · Answer 1

A structured inequality.

Explanation:

Our society today is filled of inequality in terms of wealth, power, influence, class, status and power. Resources are not evenly distributed in the society, this gave rise to inequality.

When inequality is based on power or influence, it is called a structured inequality.