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Social Inequality

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Social Capital The investment people make in their society in return for economic or collective rewards.
Meritocracy A society in which advancement up the social ladder is based on intellectual talent and achievement.
Justice In medical ethics, the tenet that the physician has a responsibility to treat similar patients with similar care and to distribute healthcare resources fairly.
Incidence The number of new cases of a disease per population at risk in a given period of time; usually, new cases per 1000 at-risk people per year.
Anomie A state of normlessness; anomic conditions erode social solidarity by means of excessive individualism, social inequality, and isolation.
Social Mobility The movement of individuals in the social hierarchy through changes in income, education, or occupation.
Prevalence The number of cases of a disease per population in a given period of time; usually, cases per 1000 people per year.
Poverty A socioeconomic condition of low resource availability; in the United States, the poverty line is determined by the government's calculation of the minimum income requirements for families to acquire the minimum necessities of life.
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