Social Inequality and Government Programs

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What is social inequality described as?

A state of social affairs with difference in opportunity, status and treatment (correct)

A state of social affairs with equal treatment for all

A state of social affairs with more opportunities for the rich

A state of social affairs with equal opportunities

What did President Obama describe as the defining challenge of our time?

Discrimination

Inequality (correct)

Racism

Poverty

What has expanded since the 1980s according to the passage?

Gaps between the rich and the poor

Gaps in education (correct)

Gaps in healthcare

Gaps in economic growth

Why does the government formulate projects and initiatives?

To support research on reducing inequality Signup and view all the answers

Who asserted that social inequality is more than just a case of geographic difference?

Lee and Rawls Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the government's research on programs, policies, and practices?

Reducing inequality in different sectors of society Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of social inclusion rooted in?

The desire to achieve social inclusion Signup and view all the answers

According to the World Bank (2013), what is social inclusion a process of?

Improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of disadvantaged people Signup and view all the answers

What is the richest region in the Philippines in terms of GRDP per capita as of 2018?

The National Capital Region (NCR) Signup and view all the answers

What is the gap that has widened from 2009 to 2018 in the Philippines?

The gap between rich and poor regions Signup and view all the answers

What is the call of the National Economic and Development Authority to address the gap between rich and poor regions?

Higher spending on infrastructure and social services Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage jump in GRDP per capita in the National Capital Region (NCR) from 2009 to 2018?

40% Signup and view all the answers

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What is social inequality described as?

What did President Obama describe as the defining challenge of our time?

What has expanded since the 1980s according to the passage?

Why does the government formulate projects and initiatives?

Who asserted that social inequality is more than just a case of geographic difference?

What is the focus of the government's research on programs, policies, and practices?

What is the concept of social inclusion rooted in?

According to the World Bank (2013), what is social inclusion a process of?

What is the richest region in the Philippines in terms of GRDP per capita as of 2018?

What is the gap that has widened from 2009 to 2018 in the Philippines?

What is the call of the National Economic and Development Authority to address the gap between rich and poor regions?

What is the percentage jump in GRDP per capita in the National Capital Region (NCR) from 2009 to 2018?

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