Social Inequality - Wage Disparity in Australia

Running head: SOCIAL INEQUALITY
Social Inequality
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Social status and wage disparity..................................................................................................3
Social mobility and inequalities...................................................................................................4
Education and inequalities...........................................................................................................5
Agents of socialization, internalization and parenting................................................................5
Conflict vs. functional theory......................................................................................................6
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Does life in Australia currently offer its citizens the opportunity to have ‘a fair go’?
Introduction
Australia is known as the land of fair go. In the 21st century, while evaluating the
condition of the country, social inequalities have cropped up in most of the spheres which has
hampered the egalitarian nature of the country. The fair go status has often been under lens and
the conduct regarding various social status are kept into consideration (Øversveen et al. 2017).
The wellbeing of the society will also be observed in the context of fair go which will represent
the current disparity in every sphere. For a better focus, this write-up will give an insight into the
current wage disparity which is predominant in the country. The various factors related to the
wage disparity will also be discussed which will provide a comprehensive analysis of the
condition and the investigation of how fair go the land Australia really is in the present context.
Discussion
Wage disparity is one of the common problems that exists in all parts of the world.
According to the 1969 legislature, equal pay for equal work was introduced in order to eliminate
the discrimination. Later in the year of 1984, another legislation was passed where
discrimination on the basis of sex got excluded. However, there is a persistent gender pay gap
which is around 14% to 19% for the last 20 years. Many factors are behind this wage gap that
have eventually become the primary reason for losing the grounds of fair go.
Social status and wage disparity
Social status is the amount of respect one person has which determines their position in
the society. Another term which is used synonymously with social status is socioeconomic status
which is the combined measure of an individual’s total experience and family worth based on the