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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.

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]

[[Category: Political Science]]

[[Category: Political Science]]