Introduction
It is generally accepted that social relations are divided into economic, social, political, and spiritual. At the same time, economic relations are relations between people regarding the production, distribution, and consumption of material goods; political – about power; spiritual – about the spiritual needs. Social relations are formed based on economic, political, and spiritual relations. The main link in social relations is a measure of social justice, a derivative of the equality of people’s opportunities to realize their potential. The main problems of the contemporary society include lower salaries for women and a biased attitude toward the black population.
Gender Pay Inequality
If two employees in a company do similar work at the same skill level, but the result is paid differently, this is wage inequality. Such situations are illegal and are regarded as discrimination. Some studies talk about residual cases of gender pay inequality that are not explained (Litman et al., 2020). These may be cases of discrimination, but complicated by issues where an explicable wage differentiation is mixed with prejudice, it is difficult to establish the matter precisely. The only way to deal with such cases will be to educate employers that gender does not affect wages in any way, unlike talent or hard work.
Prejudice Towards Black People
Racism has existed in the United States since the founding of the state. A society founded by white people, differing in their national and religious characteristics, was very different in their attitude towards other groups. It would seem that such an ancient problem should already be solved, but in reality, everything is not so rosy. Prejudice is most pronounced on the part of the police; in recent times, they often shoot at innocent people. Take, for example, the case of George Floyd, which caused an act of mass protest for the rights of blacks (Barrie, 2020). This incident inspired me to learn more about social justice, and thus, I started to support Black Lives Matter.
Conclusion
Even though there is social inequality in modern society, it is worth noting that compared to the earlier stages of human development, they have become many times smaller. The fact of this gives hope for the achievement of social equality shortly. Social justice is the main engine of progress in this direction. In addition, I cannot just watch the inequalities of modern society, so I have a supporting position towards black people and women.
References
Litman, L., Robinson, J., Rosen, Z., Rosenzweig, C., Waxman, J., & Bates, L. M. (2020). The persistence of pay inequality: The gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market. PLOS ONE, 15(2). Web.
Barrie, C. (2020). Searching racism after George Floyd. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 6, 237802312097150. Web.