What are the kinds of equality?

Types of Equality

• Natural Equality:
• Social Equality:
• Civil Equality:
• Political Equality:
• Economic Equality:
• Legal Equality:
• Equality of Opportunity and Education:

What is good about equality?

Productivity – people who are treated fairly and have equal opportunity are better able to contribute socially and economically to the community, and to enhance growth and prosperity. Confidence – an equal and fair society is likely to be safer by reducing entrenched social and economic disadvantage.

What is natural equality?

Natural Equality is that which is found among all men solely by the constitution of their nature. This equality is the principle and foundation of liberty. Natural or moral equality is therefore based on the constitution of human nature common to all men, who are born, grow, live, and die in the same way.

What is based on equality?

Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents. Equality recognises that historically certain groups of people with protected characteristics such as race, disability, sex and sexual orientation have experienced discrimination.

Which is more important equality or equity?

Although both promote fairness, equality achieves this through treating everyone the same regardless of need, while equity achieves this through treating people differently dependent on need. However, this different treatment may be the key to reaching equality.

What is moral equality?

Our understanding of democracy is bound up with the concept of moral equality: the belief that all people are of equal worth and are entitled to equal respect. The doctrine of moral equality is a cornerstone of democratic Enlightenment political philosophy.

What are the two main kinds of equality?

What are the different types of equality?

• Civil Equality.
• Political Equality.
• Social Equality.
• Natural Equality.
• Economic Equality.
• Social equality means no one should be discriminated in the distribution of rights, privileges and opportunities based on birth, caste, religion, race, colour, gender or social status.