Social Issues & Inequality
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Discrimination
Diskriminasi
EXAMPLE:
"Discrimination on the basis of race is illegal."
"Diskriminasi berdasarkan ras adalah ilegal."
Prejudice
Prasangka buruk
EXAMPLE:
"Overcoming deep-rooted prejudice takes time."
"Mengatasi prasangka yang mengakar membutuhkan waktu."
Welfare
Kesejahteraan
EXAMPLE:
"The state provides child welfare services."
"Negara menyediakan layanan kesejahteraan anak."
Privilege
Hak istimewa
EXAMPLE:
"Access to education should be a right, not a privilege."
"Akses ke pendidikan seharusnya menjadi hak, bukan keistimewaan."
Marginalized
Tergolongkan pinggiran / Terpinggirkan
EXAMPLE:
"Programs aim to help marginalized communities."
"Berbagai program bertujuan membantu komunitas marjinal."
Inequality
Ketidaksetaraan
EXAMPLE:
"There is a growing income inequality in the country."
"Ada ketidaksetaraan pendapatan yang meningkat di negara ini."
Segregation
Pemisahan kelompok (Sosial/Ras)
EXAMPLE:
"Racial segregation was finally abolished."
"Segregasi rasial akhirnya dihapuskan."
Activist
Aktivis
EXAMPLE:
"Human rights activists organized the march."
"Aktivis hak asasi manusia mengatur pawai tersebut."
Empower
Memberdayakan
EXAMPLE:
"Education helps to empower young girls."
"Pendidikan membantu memberdayakan anak perempuan."
Diversity
Keberagaman
EXAMPLE:
"The city is known for its cultural diversity."
"Kota ini dikenal atas keberagaman budayanya."
Solidarity
Solidaritas / Kesetiakawanan
EXAMPLE:
"Workers showed solidarity by going on strike."
"Pekerja menunjukkan solidaritas dengan mogok kerja."
Stereotype
Stereotip (Pandangan umum kelompok)
EXAMPLE:
"It is unfair to judge people by national stereotypes."
"Tidak adil menilai orang berdasarkan stereotip kebangsaan."
Feminism
Feminisme
EXAMPLE:
"Feminism campaigns for equal rights for women."
"Feminisme mengkampanyekan kesetaraan hak perempuan."
Minority
Minoritas
EXAMPLE:
"An ethnic minority group in the region."
"Kelompok etnis minoritas di wilyah tersebut."
Underclass
Kelas bawah (Secara sosial ekonomi)
EXAMPLE:
"Policies that try to lift the social underclass."
"Kebijakan yang mencoba mengangkat kaum kelas bawah."
Mobility
Mobilitas (Sosial)
EXAMPLE:
"Social mobility allows upward progression."
"Mobilitas sosial memungkinkan kemajuan status."
Tolerance
Toleransi
EXAMPLE:
"Religious tolerance is essential in a mixed society."
"Toleransi agama sangat penting dalam masyarakat majemuk."
Oppression
Penindasan
EXAMPLE:
"The people suffered years of brutal oppression."
"Rakyat menderita penindasan brutal bertahun-tahun."
Advocacy
Advokasi / Pendampingan hukum
EXAMPLE:
"Their advocacy for the disabled changed laws."
"Advokasi mereka untuk kaum difabel mengubah hukum."
Philanthropy
Kedermawanan / Filantropi
EXAMPLE:
"The billionaire is known for his philanthropy."
"Miliarder itu dikenal karena filantropinya."