Social inequality occurs when resources in a society are distributed unevenly, typically through norms that engender patterns along socially defined groups. It refers to the differentiation in access to social goods based on power, religion, kinship, race, ethnicity, gender, age, and class. Social inequality usually implies a lack of equality of outcome but can also refer to a lack of equality of access to opportunities. The learning activities explore concepts of social inequality through vocabulary, grammar exercises, image analysis, and discussion questions.