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Human history is littered with the ill effects of social stratification otherwise known as “ Structured Social Inequality". The Digital Divide is one of the more recent twists in the history of inequality, replicating old patterns of disadvantage and creating new ones. It refers the availability of BANDWIDTH ACCESS to the Internet for the 'haves' versus the relative lack of BANDWIDTH ACCESS to the Internet for the 'have-nots' which is widening the gap in our social structures.
Food Insecurity
Humans have several basic needs. Among them, the need for food . Today, every human being is recognized as having the right to food security which is freedom from food insecurity. Simply, food insecurity is a lack of adequate food due to resource or economic constraints. So, food insecurity is not due to dieting or appetite loss, for example. Research shows that people today are getting their food in socially unacceptable ways.
Systemic Racism
Since the killing of George Floyd, many are wondering about the rising popularity of the term systemic racism .” What does the term mean? More importantly, where is the systemic racism conversation taking us? Ever since the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1960s, more and more Americans have been under the impression that the life chances of Black Americans were improving and were roughly on par with Whites perhaps even better than Whites. However, with the second Obama Administration and now with the Trump Administration, that optimism has diminished considerably.
Recommended Reading
Chapter 1 from “Achieving Success Through Social Capital: Tapping the Hidden Resources in Your Personal and Business Networks” Wayne E. Baker 2007
