Economic Disparities Vocabulary

noun a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. 'disparity' is a noun referring to a difference or inequality, especially in age, amount, or quality.

• There is a significant disparity in income levels between the two regions.
• The wage gap between the two areas is huge.
• There's a massive diff in how much they earn.
• The distance between their paychecks is like night and day.

adjective an adjective that describes something that is out of proportion or not in balance

• The judge ruled that the punishment was disproportionate to the crime.
• She thought the amount of homework given was disproportionate to the time they had to complete it.
• I can't believe how disproportionate the prices are at that store!
• The weight of her worries felt disproportionate to the size of her problems.

noun a difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality

• The report highlighted the growing income inequality in the country.
• There's a big gap between the rich and the poor in our society.
• The inequality in pay is totally unfair.
• Inequality is like a wall that separates people based on their social status.

noun a lack of fairness or justice; an unfair situation

adjective inequitable (related to or characterized by inequity)

• The study highlighted the inequity in access to healthcare services among different socioeconomic groups.
• It's not fair how there's so much inequity in the distribution of resources in our community.
• The inequity in pay between men and women is just not cool.
• The artist used contrasting colors to represent the inequity between light and darkness in the painting.

noun a heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor

• The government is working on improving the living conditions in the slum areas.
• I heard there's a new community center coming up in the slum.
• The slum is rough, but the people there are real survivors.
• In the slum of despair, hope can still be found if you look hard enough.

adjective Describing a location or area that is not rural, meaning it is urban or suburban in nature.

• The new infrastructure project aims to improve connectivity in non-rural areas.
• They finally installed high-speed internet in the non-rural parts of town.
• I prefer living in non-rural areas because there's more to do.
• Her mind was like a bustling city, always active and never in a non-rural state.

noun a person's birth circumstances or situation that are beyond their control

• One's socioeconomic status should not be determined by the accident of birth.
• It's not fair that some people have more opportunities just because of the accident of birth.
• It's messed up that some folks get a head start in life just because of where they were born.
• Being born into wealth is just an accident of birth, not a measure of someone's worth.