Sentence examples for material inequity from inspiring English sources

Bob Geldof's Band Aid tune "Do They Know Its Christmas" tapped into the social conscious, profiling the holidays as a reminder of material inequity and as an occasion to care for others.

"The church has supported the removal of previous legal and material inequities between heterosexual and same-sex partnerships.

What was it that motivated the revolutionaries to seek "to change material inequities, social relations and ways of life", as Hazan summarises their goals?

It's supported by deep structural and material inequities that unfortunately have been inscribed in the social architecture of many of our institutions--including colleges and universities.

These forms of disrespect and distributive inequity are associated with very concrete material inequalities.

8 10 In the early 1990s, Townsend 11 identified material or social inequities that could engender such stress.

So long as people give priority to material values, then injustice, inequity, intolerance and greed -- all the outward manifestations of neglect of inner values -- will persist.

Does it fight inequalities (inequities)?

Intermediary factors that explain these inequities include material circumstances such as long distances to health facilities for women living in remote areas, behavioral factors such as traditional beliefs that result in reduced care seeking among ethnic minorities, and health system determinants such as out-of-pocket payments posing financial barriers for the poor.

State policies under Communist regimes led to some improvement in material conditions and reductions in inequities between Roma and non-Roma (Csepeli and Simon), and Roma were protected from open discrimination and violence from the majority population (Brearley 2001 ).

Inequities in access to material and knowledge resources that improve health, and in the ability to influence important decisions, are a defining feature of health systems and policies (as they are of society at large).