INEQUALITY

Inequality

Inequality

Introduction

The long debate between functional and conflict theories of social inequality have not been resolved largely because the issues have been inadequately formulated. Thus processes of legitimation are highly identified by many researches in order to create awareness regarding this issue.

Processes of inequality legitimation

A high level of economic inequality is usually conceived as a threat to the stability of the social order, as a risk that can lead to the perception that the current distribution system is unfair and the social order is illegitimate (Mishra, 1999). Nevertheless, this normative argument is contrasted with empirical data of societies that evidence a ...