Which term best captures forms of social inequalities such as slavery, caste, and estate?

• A. Social Inequalities
• B. Social Control
• C. Deviance
• D. Rebellion

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how societies organize people into unequal positions that affect their resources, status, and power. Slavery, caste, and estate are classic ways those unequal positions are codified and preserved within a social system, shaping who can access opportunities and rights across generations. That’s why the term that best captures these forms is social inequalities. Other options describe different ideas: social control refers to how societies enforce norms, deviance to behaviors that violate norms, and rebellion to actions against those in power. None of those describe the structural differences themselves as clearly as social inequalities do.