List of social inequalities

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There are various types of social inequality, including and/or based on:

• ageism
• cruelty to animals
• exploitation of children: see child abuse, child labor, child prostitution and children's rights movement
• chauvinism
• classism
• disability: see disability rights movement
• economic inequality
• ethnocentrism
• fascism
• mental illness: see MindFreedom International, a coalition of over 100 grassroots groups and thousands of individual members in 14 nations committed to winning and protecting the human rights of people labeled with psychiatric disorders.
• racism
• religiocentrism
• sexism and violence against women
• sexual preference: see gay rights, heterophobia, homophobia, and violence against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and the transgendered

See also

• Bigotry
• Cultural imperialism
• Discrimination
• Exploitation
• Fundamentalism
• Hate groups
• Social hierarchy

• Animal rights and Animal welfare
• Anti-racism
• Civil rights
• Feminist movement
• Gay rights
• Human rights
• Prisoners' rights
• Women's rights

 

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