Social injustices are topics to well known in today’s society. And yes they do obstruct the quality of life. A social injustice is an action that is held against an individual or group, denying them of their basic human rights. Some major social injustices that are commonly faced in our society today are poverty, starvation and gender inequality. Poverty is not having enough money to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Starvation is lacking the proper nutrients to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Gender inequality is the unequal treatments between females and males. Poverty and Starvation are two topics that can connect because if you are poor you will not have the money to afford the food, which leads to starvation. If the prophets were present in our society today they would definitely point out poverty, starvation and gender inequality because those are common issues, that need to be changed. Poverty is the state of being extremely poor and not being able to supply yourself with the correct necessity to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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“About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations.” (poverty.com 1) Even though there is plenty of food in the world for everyone, the problem that hungry people face is poverty because they lack the money to buy the food, which leads to starvation. Poverty is even happening this moment in America, and the homeless people living on the streets of New York City, qualify in the poverty category. The homeless people qualify as poor because they cannot afford a house, food or the doctors. A final example of poverty takes place in the country of Vietnam, where people will make one pair of Nike shoes a day in return for one bag of rice. This shows are desperate the people in Vietnam are for food. Starvation is a topic that too many people face daily and is a common cause of death. Starvation is the result of lacking nutrients to maintain a healthy lifestyle. About “795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That’s about one in nine people on earth.” (Hunger Statistics 1) If you think about that, that is an insane amount of people who go to bed hungry each night. Did you know that “Asia is the continent with the most hungry people?” (Hunger Statistics 1) Even though the society we live in may have enough food to have three meals plus a day, we have to think about the people that get only one meal a day and the people that make a pair of Nike shoes for a bag of rice. We have to learn to be grateful for the food …show more content…
Gender inequality is usually brought up in the workforce because males end up making more than females for doing the same job. Another example of gender inequality is in the countries of North Sudan, Tanzania and Lesotho where women have restricted land ownership. Restricted land ownership means that the male head of house must own and control the land. (McCune 4) Another example of gender inequality is in Afghanistan, where women have a difficult time to get access to education. In Afghanistan, groups who oppose female education attack many schools, because they do not want the women learning. (McCune 5) A final example of gender inequality is in the country of Bahrain, where judges deny mother's custody rights of their children. (McCune
“About 21,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations.” (poverty.com 1) Even though there is plenty of food in the world for everyone, the problem that hungry people face is poverty because they lack the money to buy the food, which leads to starvation. Poverty is even happening this moment in America, and the homeless people living on the streets of New York City, qualify in the poverty category. The homeless people qualify as poor because they cannot afford a house, food or the doctors. A final example of poverty takes place in the country of Vietnam, where people will make one pair of Nike shoes a day in return for one bag of rice. This shows are desperate the people in Vietnam are for food. Starvation is a topic that too many people face daily and is a common cause of death. Starvation is the result of lacking nutrients to maintain a healthy lifestyle. About “795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That’s about one in nine people on earth.” (Hunger Statistics 1) If you think about that, that is an insane amount of people who go to bed hungry each night. Did you know that “Asia is the continent with the most hungry people?” (Hunger Statistics 1) Even though the society we live in may have enough food to have three meals plus a day, we have to think about the people that get only one meal a day and the people that make a pair of Nike shoes for a bag of rice. We have to learn to be grateful for the food …show more content…
Gender inequality is usually brought up in the workforce because males end up making more than females for doing the same job. Another example of gender inequality is in the countries of North Sudan, Tanzania and Lesotho where women have restricted land ownership. Restricted land ownership means that the male head of house must own and control the land. (McCune 4) Another example of gender inequality is in Afghanistan, where women have a difficult time to get access to education. In Afghanistan, groups who oppose female education attack many schools, because they do not want the women learning. (McCune 5) A final example of gender inequality is in the country of Bahrain, where judges deny mother's custody rights of their children. (McCune