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− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905 1905] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905 1905] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : a [[belief]] in [[human]] [[equality]] especially with respect to [[social]], [[political]], and [[economic]] affairs | | *1 : a [[belief]] in [[human]] [[equality]] especially with respect to [[social]], [[political]], and [[economic]] affairs |
| *2 : a social [[philosophy]] advocating the removal of inequalities among people | | *2 : a social [[philosophy]] advocating the removal of inequalities among people |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Egalitarianism''' (derived from the French word égal, [[meaning]] "equal") has two distinct definitions in modern [[English]]. It is defined either as a [[political]] [[doctrine]] that holds that all people should be treated as equals and have the same [[political]], [[economic]], social, and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights civil rights] or as a social [[philosophy]] advocating the removal of economic inequalities among people. | + | '''Egalitarianism''' (derived from the French word égal, [[meaning]] "equal") has two distinct definitions in modern [[English]]. It is defined either as a [[political]] [[doctrine]] that holds that all people should be treated as equals and have the same [[political]], [[economic]], social, and [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights civil rights] or as a social [[philosophy]] advocating the removal of economic inequalities among people. |
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− | In modern [[cultures]], peoples tend to be divided into upper and lower classes. However, before the [[relatively]] recent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic_Revolution agricultural revolution], [[humanity]] existed in primarily [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter%E2%80%93gatherer#Social_and_economic_structure hunter-gatherer] societies that, some believe, were at least largely egalitarian. It is considered by some to be the [[natural]] [[state]] of [[society]]. Social inequality has been shown to cause many social problems. A comprehensive [[study]] of major world economies revealed that homicide, infant mortality, [[obesity]], teenage pregnancies, emotional [[depression]] and prison population all correlate with higher social inequality.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egalitarianism] | + | In modern [[cultures]], peoples tend to be divided into upper and lower classes. However, before the [[relatively]] recent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic_Revolution agricultural revolution], [[humanity]] existed in primarily [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter%E2%80%93gatherer#Social_and_economic_structure hunter-gatherer] societies that, some believe, were at least largely egalitarian. It is considered by some to be the [[natural]] [[state]] of [[society]]. Social inequality has been shown to cause many social problems. A comprehensive [[study]] of major world economies revealed that homicide, infant mortality, [[obesity]], teenage pregnancies, emotional [[depression]] and prison population all correlate with higher social inequality.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egalitarianism] |
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| [[Category: Political Science]] | | [[Category: Political Science]] |