Introduction
For this discussion, you will have the opportunity to describe examples of social inequality and its influence on your community issue. The focus of this discussion will help to provide you with sound foundational information that will be valuable to you in developing your final project in Week 7. 
Social inequality, which is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a society, can have a profound influence on how communities function and thus, is vital for your overall understanding of your chosen community issue.
Initial Post Instructions
Review:  
Scaffolding: A process of transforming patterns of inequality in small-scale societies
Societal development, social stratification and power- and achievement-values Inglehart’s scarcity hypothesis and the theory of the social production functions in the comparative study of values, as well as any other outside research, to build your understanding of social inequality and provide comprehensive responses to the following questions:

After your review of the articles and any other outside research, describe how you would define social inequality based on what you learned and share why you feel this definition is appropriate.

Describe some observations and examples of how social inequality has influenced your community and what impact might this have had on your chosen issue.

Discuss how the findings from the articles helped to support your understanding of social inequality and why it is vital for us as a society to address inequalities in our communities. Note to cite these articles in your post as supportive evidence.