Social Inequality Terminology

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.

noun a person who lives in a ghetto, typically referring to a poor urban area with high crime rates and inadequate living conditions

• The government has implemented programs to provide better housing options for ghetto dwellers.
• The ghetto dwellers in our neighborhood are organizing a community clean-up day.
• Those ghetto dwellers always throw the best parties.
• In the world of high fashion, some designers take inspiration from the style of ghetto dwellers.

adjective in poor financial condition or circumstances

• The government has implemented programs to assist the ill-off in our society.
• We should help out our ill-off neighbors who are struggling financially.
• It's important to lend a hand to those who are ill-off and need some support.
• In a world where kindness is scarce, it's crucial to look out for the ill-off among us.

noun a lack of intelligence or understanding

• The professor criticized the student's unintelligence in the research paper.
• She was embarrassed by her own unintelligence during the debate.
• He always acts like he's got some kind of unintelligence superpower.
• The dark cloud of unintelligence seemed to follow him wherever he went.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• The research study aimed to address the word gap between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
• There's a noticeable word gap between the way she speaks and the way her peers communicate.
• Dude, there's a huge word gap between us when it comes to using tech jargon.
• The word gap between their ideologies seemed impossible to bridge.

adjective A term used to describe someone who lacks the privileges or advantages that others have.

• It is important to address the needs of disprivileged communities in our society.
• We should help out those who are disprivileged and need a hand.
• Let's lend a hand to those who are disprivileged and could use some support.
• The disprivileged are like flowers struggling to bloom in a concrete jungle.

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.

adjective a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'advantaged' describes someone who has an advantage or benefit

• Individuals from more affluent backgrounds are often considered advantaged in terms of access to resources.
• People who come from wealthy families are usually seen as advantaged because they have more opportunities.
• Rich kids have it easy because they're so advantaged compared to the rest of us.
• Being born into privilege can be like starting a race already advantaged with a head start.